Alma, Florida
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Lake Miccosukee quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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 7 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lake Miccosukee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Alma between 1992 and 2019, burning about 357 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | N JEFF **NOV**(33)-0529 |
| 26 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) HWY 19 FIRE |
| 20 September 2019 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | BOSTON RD (33) 0560 |
| 19 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) SOUTH GILLY RD |
| 8 June 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alma in 14 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down at Boston Highway and Still Road. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $3,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage to 146 customers. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $2,000 | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage along Lake Road near Tecumseh Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines on Highway 19N at Barnes Road. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $1,500 | Power lines were blown down along Barnes Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree was blown down. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Alma | - | Several roads were flooded including North Jefferson and East Chestnut, West Washington and New Monticello, and West Washington and Old Lloyd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree fell onto a power line on Lake road near Simpson Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree was blown down onto Barns Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree was blown down and blocking the northbound lane of Highway 19 about one quarter mile south of the Georgia border. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Alma | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported along Fulford Road about 2 miles east of Highway 19. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | An oak tree was blown down across all lanes of Stateline Road off of Highway 19. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree was blown down across the road along Boston Highway. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | - | A tree was blown down onto Boston Highway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett | 1.7 miles | 7 | |
| Festus | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mikasuki (historical) | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Montivilla | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Fincher | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Monticello | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Lois | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Casa Blanco | 6.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294650. 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.
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.




