BlockAlexander Springs, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Umatilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32702. It stands on Billies Branch. The Survey maps it on the Alexander Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Alexander Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Alexander Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
287 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Alexander Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,214 acres in total. 117 started naturally. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Natural | 3.2 acres | National Forests in Florida | BOWERS BLUFF |
| 21 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | STUMP HOLE |
| 14 September 1998 | Natural | 67 acres | National Forests in Florida | CEDAR CREEK |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | National Forests in Florida | MAPLE GROVE |
| 12 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | SCENIC 4 |
| 11 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | SCENIC 3 |
| 10 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PAISLEY RD (35) |
| 10 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BOWERS BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ocala | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Astor Park | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Manhatten | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Astor | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Kathryn | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pittman | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mosquito Grove | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Kathryn Heights | 6.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305200. 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.