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Photograph of Citizens Bank
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Citizens Bank

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.

From the record

“The Citizens Bank is a historic site in Williston, Florida, located at 5 North Main Street. On November 29, 1995, it was added to the U.S.”

Wikipedia article Citizens Bank (Williston, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Levy County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 5 N. Main St., Williston, 32696
  • When was it listed? November 1995
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Williston-Bronson
  • Architectural style. vernacular architecture
  • National Register reference number. 95001369 - 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.

Then and now

1895 to 1954

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 59 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Citizens Bank, surveyed 1954
Topographic sheet covering Citizens Bank, surveyed 1895

Fires near this property

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Citizens Bank between 1992 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 7 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 burning46
Railroad operations and maintenance43
Equipment and vehicle use16
Natural14
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLEVY/1113 WEST LINE FIRE
4 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 1997Natural7.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2002Debris and open burning5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2006Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceLEVY/THE WIRE FIRE
8 August 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceNE 38TH PL (38)
18 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Levy County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Citizens Bank: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
V.E. Whitehurst & Sons - Raleigh QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Limestone Quarry No ThreeStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Limestone Quarry Number 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Raleigh QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Williston PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Williston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Levy County

Storms near this property

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williston, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 18 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWilliston$250,000Thunderstorm winds caused significant wind damage to roofs, siding, awnings and overhangs of several homes in Williston. Thunderstorm winds also downed several street signs, large trees and power lines throughout Williston.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWilliston$75,000Law enforcement of Levy county reported that thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines along U.S. Highway 41 and County Road 121 near Williston. Also, thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines at the intersection of County Road 339 and 320.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindWilliston$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large antenna and several power poles in Williston
April 2003Thunderstorm WindWilliston$30,000The Sheriff Office reported numerous trees and power lines down, along with roof damage to sheds and barns, from Williston to Morriston to Inglis.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindWilliston$25,000The Williston Police Department reported that several power poles, large trees and numerous branches were downed and a convenience store roof damaged by thunderstorm winds along and near U.S. Highway 27.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindWilliston$25,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large branches along U.S. Highway 41 between County Roads 322 and 326.
February 1996Thunderstorm WindWilliston$25,000no account filed
August 2015Thunderstorm WindWilliston$20,000Williston Fire Rescue reported on a social media page that numerous trees and power lines were down across the area, with some of the trees down across roads and on houses. Pictures accompanying the post showed several large oak trees down. Time was estimated from radar.
May 1999HailWilliston$20,000Quarter to nickel sized hail that covered the ground white and caused minor damage to a few vehicles was reported by Skywarn Spotters in Williston.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWilliston$15,000Law enforcement of Levy county reported that thunderstorm winds removed the roof of a barn and snapped several large trees in Williston.
June 2023FloodWilliston$10,000Local law enforcement reported high water along the 300 block of NW 1st Ave with several vehicles stranded.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindWilliston$10,000The canopy of a gas station in Raleigh was torn off by thunderstorms winds. No injuries were reported.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWilliston$10,000Two large trees and limbs down knocked out power to some residents on the east side of the city.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWilliston$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a home on NE 150th Avenue near County Road 316.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWilliston$5,000The canopy over a gas station was blown down.
May 1999HailWilliston$5,000A Skywarn Spotter reported that quarter sized hail caused minor damage to his vehicle.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Williston$2,000Levy County Fire Department reported via Social Media that a few trees were down on CR 320. Time of the event was estimated by radar.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWilliston$1,000A Skywarn Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds downed at least two large trees along U.S. Highway 41 in Williston.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWilliston$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees along U.S. Highway 41 and State Road 326.
June 2023Heavy RainEast Williston-WeatherSTEM site 0566W Williston reported 7.54 inches of rain over approximately 8 hour period from 2 am to 10 am EST.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Williston-Williston Mesonet site 0566W reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.
June 2009HailWilliston-Nickel sized hail was reported near Highway 27 in Williston.
June 2008HailWilliston-The public reported nickel sized hail near Williston.
June 2008HailWilliston-The public reported penny sized hail in Williston.
June 2007HailWilliston-The public reported nickel size hail one half mile west of the Marion County border.
April 2006HailWilliston-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Williston-Emergency Management reported a brief tornado touchdown in the city of Williston.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindWilliston-Law enforcement reported power lines down.
August 2000HailWilliston-The Levy County Emergency Management reported dime sized hail in downtown Williston.
April 1999HailWilliston-Skywarn spotters reported that dime sized hail covered the ground in Williston.
August 1998HailWilliston-Quarter to dime sized hail was reported along U.S. Highway 41 between County Roads 322 and 326 by the public.
June 1998HailWilliston-Golfball sized hail was reported by the Williston police department.
September 1994HailWilliston-Dime-size hail reported by Sheriff's Office in Williston
February 2003HailWilliston-no account filed
June 1998HailWilliston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Levy County

Maps showing this location

6 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 95001369 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Levy CountyAll 3 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.