Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Johns House is a historic house in White Springs, Florida. It is located at the junction of CR 135 and Adams Memorial Drive.”
Wikipedia article Johns House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Hamilton County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Johns House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,242 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 5 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 100TH WAY (24-06) |
| 29 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WOODPECKER (24-06) |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Johns House: 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Springs Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1967 | |
| White Springs Phos-Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Springs, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1994: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Springs | $500 | Sheriff's office reported power lines down near White Springs. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | White Springs Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000835 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hamilton County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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