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Williford, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32643. The Survey maps it on the Bell quadrangle.

Williford within Gilchrist County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Williford, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Williford, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

177 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Williford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,274 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 8 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
Railroad operations and maintenance50
Debris and open burning38
Natural36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2010-08-0520 FEATHER BUNCHER
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarism10 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGILCHRIST/LOST WORLD FIRE
6 September 1992Natural12 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceGILCHRIST -- WIREGRASS FIRE
21 September 2011Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceDIXIE GRADE(21)
2 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2005-08-0508/GILCHRIST
13 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2005-08-0514/GILCHRIST
1 September 1997Natural15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilchrist County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Williford: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gilchrist County

Storms near this place

20 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williford in 20 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWilliford$2,000Large trees were blown down and there was some roof damage. The time of the damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWilliford$2,000Gilchrist County Fire Rescue reported storm damage along NW 72nd PL near Bell. A significant portion of a metal roof was peeled off an outdoor shelter. Two large trees also snapped at the trunk.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWilliford$1,000Gilchrist county 911 call center reported a tree was down at the intersection of ne 80th ave and ne 30th street. Time was estimated by radar.
March 2025Heavy RainWilliford-A Personal weather station Hutch house - KFLHIGHS67 measured storm total rainfall of | 5.49 inches. About 3 inches fell between | 1230 PM and 130 PM.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Numerous trees were blown down across the county. Most of the damage occurred between 1:30 pm and 2 pm local time.
May 2023HailWilliford-Nickel size hail was observed.
June 2022Heavy RainWilliford-Heavy rain began around 8 pm and hit 3.5 inches at 9:20 pm. Rain was ongoing. Personal weather station: Gilchrist network - kflhighs25.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Williford-A tornado was reported tracking east about 3 miles north of Bell off of Highway 129. There was no information regarding the extent of damage. The path lenght was approximated.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindWilliford-A small barn was destroyed and several trees were blown down.
June 2017Heavy RainWilliford-A daily total of 6 inches was measured in northern Gilchrist county.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Highway 138 had trees blown down.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Trees were blown down along NE 80th and NE 24th Loops.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindWilliford-A tree was blown down across 45th Road and River Run Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of SE County Road 232 and State Road 47.
April 2010Funnel CloudWilliford-County emergency management relayed a report from law enforcement of a funnel cloud on Highway 130 between State Road 129 and County Road 47.
June 2010Funnel CloudWilliford-A funnel cloud was reported near the intersection of State Road 47 and County Road 340 over a corn field. The report was originally relayed as a tornado, but after site inspection there was no damage noted.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees across the northern portion of county. Grounds were saturated due to flooding.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindWilliford-Trees and power lines down in northern part of the county near County Road 138 and State Road 47.
July 2005Heavy RainWilliford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gilchrist County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Harvard2.5 miles10
Craggs2.7 miles10
Mutual3.7 miles9
Neals4.3 miles10
Bell4.3 miles10
Little Lake City6.0 miles10
Waters Lake6.2 miles10
Curtis6.6 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295711. 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.