Whitehead Crossroads, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Caryville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32427. It stands on Pond Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hinsons Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hinsons Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Whitehead Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 605 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PICKRON ROAD (30) |
| 10 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/HARCUS ROAD-0949 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PIPKINS RD (67) |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOUGLAS FERRY ROAD (67) |
| 19 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 54 |
| 5 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOUGLAS FERRY (67) |
| 28 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Whitehead Crossroads: 5 prospects, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Sand Co. - Anderson Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - St. Mary's Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Bush C Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| F T Coleman Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Washington Co Comm. - Cook Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Beverett Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Ward Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitehead Crossroads in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Whitehead Crossroads | $5,000,000 | Heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding with impacts mainly to roads across Washington county. Numerous dirt roads were damaged and some homes may have been affected by water. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead Crossroads | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines at Douglas Ferry and Brock Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead Crossroads | $2,000 | A tree was blown down at 3322 Pate Pond Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead Crossroads | $2,000 | A power line was down across the road at Bryant Bay. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitehead Crossroads | - | Trees were blown down along Bryant Bay Road. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Whitehead Crossroads | - | Union Hill Road was washed out. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Whitehead Crossroads | - | A portion of Pate Pond Road washed out due to heavy rain in a short period of time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hinsons Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Caryville | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson Crossroad | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Vernon | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Poplar Head | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Norum | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brock Crossroad | 7.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540592 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294970. 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.







