Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“O'Leno State Park is a Florida State Park located on the Santa Fe River six miles north of High Springs on U.S. 441. Many facilities at the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.”
Wikipedia article O'Leno State Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of O'Leno State Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 536 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HILLIARD LN(12) |
| 11 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DEVON PLACE (12) |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALACHUA/HILLSIDE |
| 24 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALACHUA/CHICKEN PEN |
| 8 July 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | O'LENO (12) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of O'Leno State Park: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Springs Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| North Fla. Limerock - High Sprgs | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sikes House | 7.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Fort White Public School Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000282 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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