Adams, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. The Survey maps it on the Fort Union quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Union quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Adams between 1992 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SR 6 WEST (24-4) |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 04-24-NOV/ STAY LATE FIRE |
| 26 September 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 920 |
| 17 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 24-4 WHEELER FIRE-1155 |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 68TH PLACE (24-04) |
| 1 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 79TH DRIVE (04-24) |
| 5 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 16TH STREET (61) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Adams: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Truck Plaza - Back Lot Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | Collophane |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lake | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Crossroads | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Marion | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Jasper | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Rawls | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hillcoat | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Avoca | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Alapaha (historical) | 9.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294644. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.




