BlockAndrews, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Callahan-Hilliard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32046. The Survey maps it on the Hilliard quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 71 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1917 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Andrews between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,910 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 24 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 | 57 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SILVER TRAIL (45) |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TACOMA TRAIL FIRE 2003-07-1092 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CONNER NELSON RD (45) |
| 18 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRACY ROAD (45) |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LAKE HAMPTON RD (45) |
| 18 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOLAN RD (45) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Andrews: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkston Concentrator | REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium | Past Producer | ||
| Humphreys Mining Co. - Boulogne Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Past Producer | Ilmenite, Rutile, Monazite, Zircon | |
| Stuart Tract Mine | Producer | |||
| Trenncor Mine | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295093. 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.