Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“The Old Hernando Elementary School is a historic site in Hernando, Florida, United States. It is located at 2435 North Florida Avenue.”
Wikipedia article Old Hernando Elementary School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Citrus County · listed in 2001 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Hernando Elementary School, Old between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,949 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 28 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 09/SAND FIRE 0628 |
| 25 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/ST JAMES FIRE/0916 |
| 12 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/MIKES TRAIL 13 FIRE/0971 |
| 12 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/HAMMOCK FIRE/0884 |
| 11 August 2020 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRAIL 11 (09) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hernando Elementary School, Old: 2 past producers, 2 plants, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand, 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 Aggregate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Citrus Co. Board of Co. Comm. - Landfill Expansion Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| J and L Croft Co. - Croft Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Acton Mine & Mill | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Howard Phosphate Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Kellogg Mine & Mill | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Manko Co Section 5 Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hernando, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Lightning | Hernando | 4 hurt | Lightning struck and injured four people, three men and a woman, at the Andres of Citrus Hills golf course in Hernando. The four struck by lightning had sought shelter beneath a covered golf bag rack 30 feet from the pro shop at the golf course. Two men who received the greatest injuries were knocked unconscious and had their hearts stopped by the lightning strike. All four victims were resuscitated with CPR. The female struck was thrown several feet by the force of the lightning bolt. |
| March 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Hernando | 1 hurt, $75,000 | Citrus county emergency management reported that a F0 tornado initially touched down near East Bryant Street and North Croft Avenue, two miles south-southwest of Hernando, and sporadically touched down as it moved northeast across mixed residential neighborhoods near U.S. Highway 41. The tornado continued northeast, then lifted and dissipated near East Parson Point Road, one mile east of Hernando. The tornado caused mainly minor damage to roof tiles, awnings, sheds, lanais of homes and toppled a few trees along its narrow path. A woman was injured from shattered glass when wind blown debris broke her vehicle's windshield along North Croft Avenue. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | $20,000 | Thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze front. One of the storms produced 50 knot winds that downed trees and power lines. Roof damage was reported on two homes, one caused by a fallen tree. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Hernando | $20,000 | Lightning struck and burned to the ground a wood cabin home on Warner Terrace Road east of Van Ness Road in Hernando. Eyewitness observed the lightning enter the home through the kitchen window. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | $20,000 | Thunderstorm downburst wind blew a tree onto a house in Hernando. Roof damage and damage to concrete statues occurred near Connel Heights. Power lines were downed in Ozello. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | $5,000 | A large tree fell on a mobile home. Time of the incident was estimated by radar. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 50 mph snapped a few tree branches which downed power lines on Tasha Court in Hernando of northeast Citrus County. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | - | Citrus County Emergency Management reported trees down north of E Parsons Point Rd. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hernando | - | Nickel sized hail was reported near the city of Hernando. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hernando | - | Four trees were downed six miles north of Hernando. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Hernando | - | A trained spotter reported 4.85 inches of rain. The ditches were full of water but no significant flooding was observed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hernando | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M. | 5.0 miles | 2010 |
 | Citrus County Courthouse, Old | 5.0 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001129 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Citrus County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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