Ashmore, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32358. The Survey maps it on the Sopchoppy quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1940 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS Arran quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Arran quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Sopchoppy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Ashmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,843 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 16 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | National Forests in Florida | GRIMES BAY |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | G F & A |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | MILLGROVE |
| 4 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | LONG BRANCH |
| 23 August 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | National Forests in Florida | KELLY |
| 17 August 2020 | Natural | 685 acres | National Forests in Florida | BAYTREE |
| 12 August 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LOBSTER |
| 8 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 53 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | SMITH ROAD FIRE |
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 Ashmore: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millender Trucking & Land Clearing - Millender Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Park | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sopchoppy | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Medart | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tully | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Panacea Park | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Panacea | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305222. 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.







