Wakulla, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32327. The Survey maps it on the Saint Marks quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 34 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS St Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS St. Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS St Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS St. Marks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Wakulla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,140 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (37) KELLY LOOP COMMAND |
| 30 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | STRICKLAND FIRE |
| 27 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | (65) HAYWOOD COMMAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wakulla: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannon Mines - Hannon Mine #2 | Sand | Unknown | ||
| N. G. Wade Investment Co. - Wade Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
23 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakulla in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | 1 killed, $75,000 | A large tree fell on a mobile home on Timberwood Ct and killed the 25 year old female occupant as reported by WTXL-TV. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $25,000 | Wakulla County EMA reported a large tree fell and split a mobile home in half. Several downed trees and power lines on Bob Miller, Richardson and Grapevine Rds. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | Debris was blown into a power line and resulted in a power outage along Sam Smith Circle. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | The Florida Highway Patrol reported a power line down on the roadway near Bluebird Lane and Summerwood Drive. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | Power outages due to tree damage from wind occurred near Newport. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage along Woodville Highway via the Duke Energy outage map. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Highway 267 just west of Woodville Highway as reported by the Duke Energy Outage website. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $1,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Bloxham Cutoff Road. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | wakulla | $1,000 | Sheriff's Office reported that a tree was blown down on a house at River Plantation Estates. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $500 | A tree was blown down at 44 Hidden Valley Ln. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | $500 | One tree was blown down at Bloxham Cutoff Road and Sam Smith Circle with no other damage reported in the area. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Wakulla | - | Street flooding was reported with an impassable road via mping. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | A tree was blown down on Shadeville Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage near Woodville Highway and Shadeville Road as reported by Duke Energy. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | A tree was blown down onto Woodville Highway. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | Trees were blown down on Rock Road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | Trees were blown down on the 2700 block of Shadeville Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | Several trees were blown down along Woodville Highway as well as Old Nails Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakulla | - | A tree was blown down near CR365 and SR267 partially blocking the road. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Wakulla | - | Nickel size hail reported by the public at Ochlockonee State Park. |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Wakulla | - | A SKYWARN storm spotter and Wakulla County Sheriff deputy reported a funnel cloud east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 319 and County Road 267. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Wakulla | - | Dime size hail. Reported by the public. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vereen | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Newport | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| San Marcos (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wasupa (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Springs | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Shadeville | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hyde Park | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bethel | 5.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292823. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








