Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1917.
“The Burnsed Blockhouse is a historic site originally located north of Sanderson, Florida, United States, off Jacksonville Road. On May 7, 1973, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Burnsed Blockhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Baker County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 37 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 325 fires within 5 miles of Burnsed Blockhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,735 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 97 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 44 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 05-02-CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE-1156 |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 05-02-OAK TERRACE-1338 |
| 3 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | Natural | 10 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 05-02-BRENSON FIRE |
| 14 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,271 specimens collected within 10 miles of Burnsed Blockhouse between 1887 and 1975: 1,225 Animalia, 36 Plantae, 8 Fungi, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. F. Newton, A.E. Daugherty, A.M. Evans and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriocaulon compressum Lam. | 1887 | Miss H.M. Heading | ||
| Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D.Don | 1887 | Miss H.M. Heading | ||
| Fomitopsis palustris (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Gilb. & Ryvarden | 1902 | R. M. Harper | About a 1.2 mile N of Moniac | |
| Polyporus palustris Berk. & M.A.Curtis | 1902 | Harper R. M. | Moniac | |
 | Aerophilus Szépligeti, 1902 | 1906 | S.M. Fullerton | |
| Braconidae | 1906 | S.M. Fullerton | ||
 | Aerophilus minys | 1907 | S.M. Fullerton | |
 | Alabagrus Enderlein, 1920 | 1907 | S.M. Fullerton | |
 | Alabagrus texanus (Cresson, 1872) | 1907 | S.M. Fullerton | |
 | Bassus Fabricius, 1804 | 1907 | S.M. Fullerton | |
| Crassomicrodus Ashmead, 1900 | 1907 | S.M. Fullerton | ||
| Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. | 1909 | W. T. Swingle |
All 1,271 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanderson, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Lightning | Sanderson | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $10,000 | Mobile home damaged. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $5,000 | A large tree fell on a home near Bay Street and Highway 229. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Sanderson | $5,000 | Widespread interstate flooding occurred along Interstate 10 in Baker County. The interstate was closed near mile marker 317 near Sanderson due to flooding. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely underestimated. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $4,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $3,000 | Baker County Law Enforcement Social Media showed a picture of a large tree blown down onto a home roof and a few other trees down at a residence on Abernathy Circle near County Road 127. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $2,000 | Large trees down between Sanderson and Taylor along highway 250. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| December 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Sanderson | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $1,000 | Large tress were blown down along I-10. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $500 | A large tree was snapped near Gaskins Circle and Highway 229. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $500 | A large tree was blown down across Richardson Road near Mud Lake Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | $500 | A tree was blown down across the westbound Interstate 10 and caused a partial road closure. Ground was saturated from recent rainfall. The time of damage was based on radar data. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Numerous large, old oak trees were blown down NE of Sanderson. Some older buildings were damaged. Power outages occurred. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Sanderson | - | A creek overflowed it's banks and flooded a nearby yard and basement. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Trees were uprooted and there was some structural damage to a roof. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Florida State Warning Point relayed a report of a tree blown down on a private residence at 8239 Thomas Sweat Road. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the area. No fatalities or injuries reported. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | A tree was blown down over a home in Macclenny. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | A tree was blown down near U.S. Highway 90 near Sanderson. The time of damage was estimated by radar. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | A tree was blown down on power lines near Richardson Road and Clet Harvey Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | A large tree was blown down on Richardson Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | A total of 11 trees were blown down along County Road 229 and near King Street. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Trees were blown down into power lines on Cedar Creek Drive and John Williams Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Trees were blown down along Leon Dobson Road. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Tree were blown down in Sanderson. The time was based on radar. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Small branches were blown down and a metal bracket holding rain gage was damaged due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | Power lines were reported down along County Road 229. |
| April 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Sanderson | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a motorist on Interstate 10 near mile marker 318. This reported was relayed by Baker County Emergency Management and was originally reported as a possible tornado. |
| April 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Sanderson | - | Just north of Sanderson along U.S. Highway 90. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Sanderson | - | Described as penny sized hail. |
| September 2006 | Lightning | Sanderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanderson | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Sanderson | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000567 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Baker County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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