Anthony, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Fort McCoy-Anthony census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32617. The Survey maps it on the Anthony quadrangle. It stands 85 feet above sea level.

Anthony within Marion County

Then and now

1893 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Anthony, surveyed 1978

Topographic sheet of Anthony, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1893 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500
1895 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
1967 USGS Anthony quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Anthony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 713 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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
Railroad operations and maintenance	44
Debris and open burning	42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18
Equipment and vehicle use	17
Natural	8
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Arson/incendiarism	7
Smoking	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
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
24 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	BONFIRE(42)
2 September 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	120TH ST(42)
11 September 2005	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	SPARR FIRE/MARION
9 July 2016	Natural	3.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	WATER TREATMENT(42)
9 July 1995	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
3 July 2007	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	830
2 July 2006	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	PUTNAM/B&M FIRE
11 July 2015	Natural	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	INDIAN LAKE STATE FOREST (42)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Anthony: 8 producers, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Counts Constr. - Martin Mine	Limestone, General	Producer	Limestone
Counts Construction Co. - H&M Katz Mine	Limestone, General	Unknown	Limestone
M.J. Stavola - Stavola's Mine	Limestone, General	Producer	Limestone
M.J. Stavola - Zuber Mine	Limestone, General	Producer	Limestone
Marion Northside Stone - 441 Mine	Limestone, General	Producer	Limestone
Zuber Hi-Cal Mill	Limestone, General	Past Producer
Cummer Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Kendrick Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Lehigh Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Martin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

22 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anthony in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 wildfire, 1 heavy rain. 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
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	$3,000	A downburst with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph caused significant damage. A 18x18 wooden barn building was damaged and moved off of its concrete foundation with the metal roof of the building thrown into a nearby tree. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. Penny size hail was also reported. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data and is likely an underestimate.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	$1,000	Multiple trees and powerlines were down along NE Jacksonville rd extending from 49th st to 90th st. Time was estimated by radar.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	$1,000	A few trees were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	$500	Large tree limbs were blown down with the power out near the 8900 block of 20th Street Terrace. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for Storm Data.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	$500	Large trees were blown down.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Skywarn Spotter submitted a report of large tree branches down, greater than 4 inches in diameter, near the intersection of NW 15th Avenue and NW 85th Street in Ocala, FL near US highway 301.
April 2023	Hail	Anthony	-	Large hail between 2 and 3 inches in diameter was observed in Anthony. Photos were shared via Social Media.
February 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. At least one tree damaged a home.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	A couple of trees and some power lines were blown down at 2920 NE 97th Street Road. The time of the damage was based on radar.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Florida State Warning Point reported a tree blown down on a private residence in Ocala along 7868 NE 7th Circle, ESE of Silver Springs. Numerous trees and power lines were down in the area. The time of damage was based on radar.
December 2018	Heavy Rain	Anthony	-	Daily rainfall of 5.5-6 inches of rainfall was measured near Anthony.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Power lines were blown down on NE 33rd Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	A tree was blown down on NE 22nd Court. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Trees were blown down across 95th Street in Anthony.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Trees were blown down in Anthony. Small hail was also observed.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Trees were blown down in Anthony.
April 2011	Hail	Anthony	-	Golf ball size hail was reported in Anthony.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Numerous trees were blown down within the Anthony city limits. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Anthony	-	Tree fell on mobile home trapping person inside. Trees blown down and did damage to two homes resulting in two injuries in one of the homes.
March 1999	Wildfire	Anthony	-	One two acre fire near Anthony. No structures threatened.
March 1998	Hail	Anthony	-	Hail was 6 inches deep inches deep North of Silver Springs.
December 2013	Hail	Anthony	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marion County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Oak	2.6 miles	17
Ocala Highlands Estates	2.9 miles	16
Sparr	3.4 miles	17
Regal Park	3.6 miles	16
Kendrick	3.9 miles	16
Zuber	4.0 miles	16
Martin	4.2 miles	16
Lowell	5.1 miles	16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Anthony	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4771939	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277906. 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.

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.