Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1940.
“The Sopchoppy Depot is a former railway station in Sopchoppy, Florida. It was constructed by the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad in 1894 and spurred development of the town.”
Wikipedia article Sopchoppy station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Wakulla County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 14 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Sopchoppy Depot between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,566 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 20 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 | 31 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WOOD LAKE |
| 23 August 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | National Forests in Florida | KELLY |
| 20 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | ALLIGATOR |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | MINNOW |
| 8 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (65) SEMINOLE |
| 8 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | NATOUT5 |
| 8 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | NATOUT3 |
| 8 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | NATOUT4 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sopchoppy Depot: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millender Trucking & Land Clearing - Millender Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sopchoppy, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county, especially around Crawfordville. Around 90% of the Crawfordville substation lost power. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines down. Slight roof damage to a few residences. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $10,000 | Straight line winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the southern and eastern portions of the county. Forty homes were without power. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $5,000 | Downed trees and power lines reported by Florida Power and Electric officials. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Sopchoppy | $5,000 | A brief F0 tornado touched down and uprooted some trees and power lines. Reported by the Wakulla County EMA. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down on Surf Road and Booth Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | An object blew into power lines, resulting in a power outage to 250 customers in the Sopchoppy area. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage in the Sopchoppy area. |
| June 2024 | Lightning | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Lightning resulted in a power outage near Sopchoppy. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage north of Sopchoppy. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage to over 400 customers in the Sopchoppy area via the Duke Energy Outage map. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage on the northwest side of Sopchoppy. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Stephen C Revell Road northwest of Sopchoppy. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | A tree was blown down on Oak Park Road halfway to Sopchoppy. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | A power line was blown down along Seminole Lane. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Two trees were blown down along Railroad Ave. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Trees were blown down on power lines north of Sopchoppy on Mt Beasor Road near the painted bridge over the Sopchoppy River. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | A tree was blown down in Sopchoppy. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Trees were blown down on Persimmon Road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Sopchoppy. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Trees were blown down on the 7700 block of Smith Creek Road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Trees were blown down on Greenough Road. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Sopchoppy | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding over many areas across northwest FL and the adjacent panhandle. Wakulla county reported 6-7 inches of rain during the mid to late morning, with 3-6 inches across most of the region beginning late Wednesday night (Jan. 20th). There were widespread reports of flooded roadways, with water in some homes in Wakulla county. FSU campus in Tallahassee reported 50-60 cars flooded. Two hikers were stranded and clinging to trees along the Florida Trail near Freeport in Walton county. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | A few trees were down on Yellow Jacket Avenue. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sopchoppy | - | Several trees were blown down near Sopchoppy. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Sopchoppy | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Sopchoppy | - | Quarter size hail reported by the public. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Sopchoppy | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Sopchoppy | - | no account filed |
| January 2010 | Hail | Sopchoppy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sopchoppy High School Gymnasium, Old | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Sopchoppy School | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Mount Beasor Primitive Baptist Church | 2.7 miles | 2012 |
 | Panacea Mineral Springs | 6.3 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001738 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wakulla County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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