Moss Hill Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1950.

From the record

“The Moss Hill Church, also known as the Moss Hill Methodist Church and now the Moss Hill United Methodist Church, is located near Vernon in Washington County, Florida, in the United States. The Holmes Valley Methodist Mission was established in 1821-1825.”
Wikipedia article Moss Hill Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
Address. Vernon-Greenhead Rd., Vernon, 32462
When was it listed? November 1983
Category. building
Census division. Vernon
National Register reference number. 83003554 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Moss Hill Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 674 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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
Railroad operations and maintenance	27
Equipment and vehicle use	12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Natural	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Arson/incendiarism	3
Smoking	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Other causes	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
6 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	67/2 MOSS HILL ROAD
6 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	67/1 MOSS HILL ROAD
25 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	HOLLY HILLS RD (67)
16 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
12 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
1 August 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	ROCHE RD (67)
5 July 1992	Railroad operations and maintenance	3.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 July 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Moss Hill Church: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Washington Co Comm. - Roche Mine	Sand	Unknown
Unnamed Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dmp Investments, Inc. - Washington County	Clay	Producer
Unnamed Clay Deposit	Clay	Past Producer
Unnamed Clay Deposit	Clay	Past Producer
Vernon Brick Co Deposit	Clay	Past Producer
Washington Co. Comm. - Tower Mine	Clay	Unknown

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vernon, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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
October 1997	Tornado (F1)	Vernon	$250,000	Two F1 tornados reported along Highway 277 near Vernon. Several homes suffered considerable roof damage. A mobile home was damaged between Vernon and Wausau on Highway 79.
February 2003	Tornado (F0)	Vernon	$100,000	A tornado briefly touched down and damaged several homes. Most of the damage was to siding, windows, and roofs. Trees and power lines down. Reported by Washington County 911.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed an unocuppied mobile home.
January 1997	Tornado (F1)	Vernon	$50,000	no account filed
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$25,000	Numerous trees were down. One tree fell on a vehicle and another on a home. The driver of the vehicle escaped injury.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$10,000	A home, neighboring barn and vehicle were damaged off State Road 170. Another home sustained minor roof damage. Reported by the Washington County Sheriff.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$7,000	Highway 79 was closed due to debris. Four power lines were also on roads. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2019	Lightning	Vernon	$5,000	Lightning resulted in scattered power outages across Washington county on the West Florida Electric Coop outage map.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$4,000	There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout Washington County.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down near Vernon. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$3,000	Several trees and power lines were down west of Vernon.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$3,000	Some downed trees and power lines reported in and around Vernon.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$2,000	Power lines were blown down in Vernon.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$2,000	A tree was blown down on top a of power lines and caused a fire. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$2,000	Several trees and power lines were down throughout much of the county.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$1,000	A tree and a power line were blown down near Bruner Dairy Road in Vernon.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$1,000	Numerous downed trees reported by the Washington County EMA.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	$250	A few downed trees reported by the Washington County EMA.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	A tree was blown down in Vernon.
November 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	Trees were blown down in the central part of Washington county.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Vernon	-	Water was crossing the roadway on the east bound lane just before the middle school on Moss Hill Road.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Vernon	-	Low water crossings were flooding in Vernon.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	A tree was blown down on Pate Pond Road about 2 miles off of Highway 79 north of Vernon.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	Multiple trees were blown down in Vernon.
February 2018	Flood	Vernon	-	Water over portions of Cook Road caused a road closure from Creek Road to 2729 Cook Road. This was due to a long period of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
February 2018	Flood	Vernon	-	Water over Andara Road caused a road closure between Ebenezer Road and Holmes Valley Road. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
February 2018	Flood	Vernon	-	Water over the road at Dawkins Street caused a road closure from Sapp Road to Highway 79. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	Multiple trees were blown down across Washington county.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	Several trees were blown down in Washington county.
April 2014	Flash Flood	Vernon	-	Multiple roads were impassible and closed across Washington county due to flash flooding.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Vernon	-	Several road closures occurred, especially around Vernon. At least 5 homes and a school had water enter the structures. Some evacuations occurred near Holmes Creek in low lying areas due to rapidly rising water.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Vernon	-	Twelve buildings were confirmed to have water entering them in or near Vernon. Water was also approaching the shelter location, so the shelter had to be moved. There were also still numerous road closures in the area.
September 2011	Heavy Rain	Vernon	-	A 72 hour rainfall total of 4.87 inches was reported by CoCoRaHS site FLWS01.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Vernon	-	Several downed trees blocked the intersection of State Road 79 and County Road 277.
February 2008	Flood	Vernon	-	State Road 79 north of Vernon to Johnson Crossroad was closed by floodwaters.
March 2001	Hail	Vernon	-	Quarter size hail reported by WJHG-7 TV in Panama City.
August 2000	Hail	Vernon	-	Dime size hail on State Road 79. Reported by the Washington County EMA.
November 1997	Hail	Vernon	-	Dime size hail reported in central Washington County near Vernon.
June 2016	Hail	Vernon	-	no account filed
February 1996	Hail	Vernon	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Maps showing this location

8 surveys

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.

1950 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1951 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
1982 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 83003554 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washington County	All 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.