Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Cannon Farm is a historic farmstead at 5470 NW 37th Court in Bell, Florida. The main house is a vernacular wood-frame structure that was originally built in 1898 as a schoolhouse when the area was part of Alachua County.”
Wikipedia article Cannon Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 1 National Register listings published here for Gilchrist County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Cannon Farm between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,334 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 6 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 maintenance | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2010-08-0520 FEATHER BUNCHER |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST/LOST WORLD FIRE |
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST -- WIREGRASS FIRE |
| 25 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 101ST(21) |
| 19 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 34 - CANOE FIRE #0474 |
| 30 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2009-08-0604GILCHRIST |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | AIRPLANE 1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cannon Farm: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | ||
| Gilchrist Co. Board of Co. Comm. - Townsend Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Philman - Philman's Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bell, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 23 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 heavy rain, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | 2 hurt, $12,000 | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $15,000 | Multiple barns were damaged and one was completely destroyed. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $15,000 | Large trees were blown down. One tree damaged a car traveling on West 32nd Street. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $5,000 | Roof Damage |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $500 | A tree was blown down near 6209 NW 50th Terrace. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Bell | $10 | The roadway at U.S. Highway 129 and County Road 232 East was underwater. The is no known property damage, but a small dollar value was added so this report would be included in Storm Data. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the NW portion of the county. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Power lines were blown down at County Road 340 and NW 55th Street. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Bell | - | A public weather station near Hatchben (KFLBRANF17) measured 3.72 inches of rainfall from about 3:30 pm local time to 6:40 pm local time. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Trees and power lines were blown down from thunderstorm winds about 3 miles north of Bell. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bell | - | The Gilchrist County EOC rain gauge measured 2.79 inches of rainfall in 2 hours. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bell | - | The WeatherStem station at the Gilchrist County EOC measured a daily total of 2.02 inches. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bell | - | An observer near Bell measured 2.28 inches of rainfall within the past 6 hrs. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Bell | - | Minor street flooding was reported near NW 25th Street near Bell. |
| September 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Bell | - | The Florida Fish and Wildlife reported a funnel cloud east of the Suwanee River south of the County Road 340 bridge. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Florida Forest Service reported 2 trees down in the Bell area. One was off of SW 10th Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 129 in Bell. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bell | - | Nickel to dime size hail was reported 2 miles south of CR 340. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bell | - | Golf ball size hail was reported about 1 mile south of Bell. The hail lasted about 10 minutes. Strong wind gusts were also observed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bell | - | The Cooperative Law Enforcement Station in Bell reported nickel size hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Trees were blown down in Bell. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Four trees were blown down. Public reported a possible tornado on their property at 5401 NW 22nd Court in Bell. Event time estimated based on radar imagery. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Bell | - | The Bell post office reported dime to nickel size hail. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Bell | - | Hail broke seal on screen room enclosure/addition to a house. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Large trees and power lines down on County Road 232. Power outages reported. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Large trees and power lines down. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | 2 treess down with scattered power outages. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | Large trees uprooted west of SR 37. |
| May 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Bell | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Bell | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Bell | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Bell | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bell | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Bell | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bell | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000851 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gilchrist County | All 1 listed properties in this county. |
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