Winfield, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32055. It stands on Falling Creek. The Survey maps it on the White Springs East quadrangle.

Winfield within Columbia 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 Winfield, surveyed 1981

Topographic sheet of Winfield, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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.

1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS White Springs East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

331 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Winfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 651 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 12 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	122
Railroad operations and maintenance	88
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	45
Equipment and vehicle use	26
Arson/incendiarism	12
Natural	12
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	8
Recreation and ceremony	5
Other causes	2
Fireworks	1
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
8 September 1994	Equipment and vehicle use	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
6 September 2010	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	06-12-PILLSBURY FIRE-1242
29 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
25 September 2006	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	06-12-JOEY LAND FIRE-1400
23 September 2002	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
21 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
16 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	MCCALL TERR (12)
10 September 1999	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

36 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winfield in 36 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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
September 2014	Flash Flood	Winfield	$200,000	Widespread flooding caused numerous road closures and flooded approximately 5-6 homes. One flooded home was located at SW Fedora Way, and residents used canoes and kayaks to travel streets. There was about 1 foot of standing water inside the home. Portions of Interstate 10 near mile marker 296 were closed due to flooded roads. Columbia City Public Works installed pumps at the intersection of Nightshade and Broadleaf Drives due to flooded roads and water nearing homes. Portions of State Road 47 just south of Watson Road were covered in several inches of standing waters. \|Radar estimated about 8-13 inches between Lake City and Columbia, just south of Lake City. The cost of property damage is unknown at this time. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of this event in Storm Data.
June 2012	Flood	Winfield	$100,000	At 7:26 am the park service reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 4.1 inches about 2 miles east of Lake City. At 9 am on 6/25, law enforcement reported eastbound Interstate 10 at mile marker 301 was closed due to high flood waters. At 9:15 am that morning, law enforcement reported U.S. Highway 41 southbound was closed near Interstate 10 due to flood waters. At 9 pm, law enforcement reported Interstate 10 eastbound at mile marker 301 was closed due to standing flood waters. At 8:16 am on 6/26, a co-operative observer reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 8.77 inches in Lake City. On 6/28 at 3:57 pm, the public reported a monthly rainfall total of 27.55 inches with 19.99 inches between the 23rd-26th about 5 miles northeast of Ichetucknee Springs. The cost of damage was estimated, and is likely greatly under estimated.
June 2012	Flash Flood	Winfield	$10,000	A couple of homes were under water about 12 miles south of the Suwannee River. The cost of damaged was estimated and is likely underestimated.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$2,000	A large tree was uprooted and fell on a home along NW Irene Lane. The extent of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. The time of damage was based on radar.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$2,000	A tree was blown down on home on NW Moore Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down along the Interstate 10 corridor from mile marker 298 to mile marker 301, which was just east of the I-10/I-75 interchange and near the U.S. Highway 441 exit off of interstate 10. Time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$1,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down along US-41.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$500	Power lines and trees were damaged by winds. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	$500	Large trees were blown down.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	About 20% of the county was without power due to wind damage to trees and utility equipment across the county.
February 2021	Tornado (EF0)	Winfield	-	A tornadic storm developed in a discrete supercell in advance of an approaching cold front and south of a lifting warm front. The tornado impacted areas east of Lake Wilson. Sporadic wind damage including damaged trees, fences, roofs and some other residential home damage occurred. Tree debris was strewn throughout the tornado path. Roof damage included that done to tile roofs near High Point Drive. A fence panel was blown about 750 ft from its original location.
February 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	A couple of structures had roof damage. Some fencing was blown through the window of a home. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	A tree was blown down near NE Triple Run Road.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	A tree was blown down at 2899 NW Moore Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	EM storm survey at 157 SW Endeavor Court reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to the property. A tree was blown down onto private residence, and there were several power lines blown down across the area.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	About 2 inches of rainfall was measured in 1 hour near US Highway 41 and NW Dicks Road.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	Two inches of rainfall was measured in 50 minutes near I-10 and Highway 41.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	The public measured 6 inches of rainfall in the past 2 hours near the intersection of I-10 and Highway 41 North.
June 2018	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	Two inches of rainfall was measured in less than 1 hour.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	A tree fell on power lines at mile marker 432 on Interstate 75.
July 2017	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	A spotter measured 2.8 inches of rain in 45 minutes.
July 2017	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	An observer measured 7 inches of rainfall since 9 am.
June 2016	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	A spotter measured 2.5 inches in one hour.
August 2016	Heavy Rain	Winfield	-	A spotter reported 4.10 inches of rainfall in 12 hours.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Dispatch reported multiple trees downed and debris in the roadway near the intersection of County Road 246 and U.S. 441.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	At least 8 trees were blown down across northern Columbia county generally north of Lake City. The time of the damage was based on dispatch center call logs.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Trees were down along Nash Road.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	An RV Park near Interstate 10 reported several oak and pine trees were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. The time of the event was based on radar.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	The Oaks and Pines RV Resort reported large tree limbs were broken and feel down due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Hail	Winfield	-	Acorn size hail was reported about 5 miles north of Interstate 10 on Highway 441.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Trees were blown down along State Road six and near the Agricultural Station.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	A large tree fell on a power line on U.S. 441 just north of Lake City.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Suwannee County Electric Company reported trees down across northern Columbia county along U.S. Highway 441. There were also widespread power outages.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Suwannee Valley Electric reported several trees on power lines in northern Columbia county along State Route 441.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	Large trees down on Lake Jeffery Road.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Winfield	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Suwannee Valley	2.8 miles	9
Lacymark	4.0 miles	8
Five Points	4.5 miles	8
Springville	4.6 miles	9
Miltons Campground Number 1	5.2 miles	8
Lake City	5.6 miles	8
Halpata (historical)	6.2 miles	8
Watertown	6.2 miles	10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295713. 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.

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.