Yellow Jacket, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cross City South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32680. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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
5 surveys from 12 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cedar Keys quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
100 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Yellow Jacket between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,673 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 52 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2017 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAKER RD (15) |
| 7 July 2011 | Natural | 14 acres | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | PUSH TRAM ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Yellow Jacket: 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yellow Jacket in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2018: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Yellow Jacket | $100,000 | Several roads and low lying areas were flooded, including portions of U.S. Highway 19/27 between Cross City and Jonesboro. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yellow Jacket | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Yellow Jacket | - | The public estimated quarter size hail at the Yellow Jacket RV Park. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Yellow Jacket | - | A storm total rainfall of 9.09 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Yellow Jacket | - | The public reported nickel size hail six miles west of Chiefland at Manatee State Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Suwanee Old Town (historical) | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Eugene | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Shired Island | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Suwannee | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cross City | 13.5 miles | 10 | |
| Horseshoe | 13.9 miles | 11 | |
| Shamrock | 14.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295719. 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.




