Table 16.3--National forests by State, date established, original NFS acreage, and current NFS acreage, Southern United States
National forests by State
| Date established
| Original NFS acreagea
| Current NFS acreagea
|
|---|
| | | Acres
|
Alabama
|
|---|
Conecuh NF
| 7/17/1936
| 83,957
| 83,858
|
|---|
Talladega NF
| 8/31/1936
| 364,428
| 389,328
|
|---|
Tuskegee NF
| 11/27/1959
| 10,778
| 11,252
|
|---|
William B. Bankhead NF
| 1/15/1918
| 179,294
| 180,548
|
|---|
Total
| | 638,457
| 664,986
|
|---|
Arkansas
|
|---|
Ouachita NFc
| 12/18/1907
| 1,330,450
| 1,423,459
|
|---|
Ozark NF
| 3/6/1908
| 1,109,317
| 1,136,709
|
|---|
St. Francis NF
| 11/18/1960
| 20,946
| 21,201
|
|---|
Total
| | 2,460,713
| 2,581,369
|
|---|
Florida
|
|---|
Apalachicola NF
| 5/13/1936
| 557,729
| 565,543
|
|---|
Choctawhatchee NF
| 11/27/1908
| 1,152
| 1,152
|
|---|
Ocala NF
| 11/24/1908
| 367,204
| 383,573
|
|---|
Osceola NF
| 7/10/1931
| 157,230
| 158,255
|
|---|
Total
| | 1,083,315
| 1,108,523
|
|---|
Georgia
|
|---|
Chattahoochee NF
| 7/9/1936
| 741,279
| 749,352
|
|---|
Oconee NF
| 11/27/1959
| 104,511
| 115,231
|
|---|
Total
| | 845,790
| 864,583
|
|---|
Kentucky
|
|---|
Daniel Boone NF
| 2/23/1937
| 520,038
| 547,686
|
|---|
Jefferson NFc
| 4/21/1936
| 961
| 961
|
|---|
Total
| | 520,999
| 548,647
|
|---|
Louisiana
|
|---|
Kisatchie NF
| 6/10/1930
| 595,589
| 603,230
|
|---|
Total
| | 595,589
| 603,230
|
|---|
Mississippi
|
|---|
Bienville NF
| 6/15/1936
| 177,077
| 178,542
|
|---|
De Soto NF
| 6/17/1936
| 500,156
| 506,028
|
|---|
Delta NF
| 1/12/1937
| 59,159
| 60,015
|
|---|
Holly Springs NF
| 6/15/1936
| 145,141
| 155,661
|
|---|
Homochitto NF
| 7/20/1936
| 189,039
| 191,505
|
|---|
Tombigbee NF
| 11/27/1959
| 65,412
| 66,874
|
|---|
Total
| | 1,135,984
| 1,158,625
|
|---|
North Carolina
|
|---|
Cherokee NFc
| 7/14/1920
| 327
| 327
|
|---|
Croatan NF
| 7/29/1936
| 156,589
| 159,886
|
|---|
Nantahala NF
| 1/29/1920
| 457,772
| 527,709
|
|---|
Pisgah NF
| 10/17/1916
| 483,154
| 505,420
|
|---|
Uwharrie NF
| 1/12/1961
| 45,760
| 50,189
|
|---|
Total
| | 1,143,602
| 1,243,531
|
|---|
Oklahoma
|
|---|
Ouachita NFc
| 12/18/1907
| 244,489
| 350,845
|
|---|
Total
| | 244,489
| 350,845
|
|---|
South Carolina
|
|---|
Francis Marion NF
| 7/10/1936
| 249,406
| 252,288
|
|---|
Sumter NF
| 7/13/1936
| 357,599
| 360,868
|
|---|
Total
| | 607,005
| 613,156
|
|---|
Tennessee
|
|---|
Cherokee NFc
| 7/14/1920
| 618,494
| 634,198
|
|---|
Total
| | 618,494
| 634,198
|
|---|
Texas
|
|---|
Angelina NF
| 10/13/1936
| 155,293
| 153,180
|
|---|
Davy Crockett NF
| 10/13/1936
| 161,478
| 160,652
|
|---|
Sabine NF
| 10/13/1936
| 187,191
| 160,656
|
|---|
Sam Houston NF
| 10/13/1936
| 158,648
| 162,996
|
|---|
Total
| | 662,610
| 637,484
|
|---|
Virginia
|
|---|
George Washington NFc
| 5/16/1918
| 940,352
| 960,133
|
|---|
Jefferson NFc
| 4/21/1936
| 656,530
| 700,268
|
|---|
Total
| | 1,596,882
| 1,660,401
|
|---|
Total all states
|
| 12,153,929
| 12,669,578
|
|---|
Numbers in columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.
a Shands and Healy 1977.
b USDA Forest Service 2000.
c Unit is in two or more States.
