BlockBefore

Attapulgas, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Quincy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32352. It stands on Holman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Quincy quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Attapulgas within Gadsden County

Then and now

1954 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Attapulgas (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Attapulgas (historical), surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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.

Fires near this place

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Attapulgas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 537 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 maintenance39
Debris and open burning38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minor8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) KUDZU FIRE
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gadsden County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Attapulgas (historical): 4 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fullers Earth, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit MineSandUnknown
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Floridin Company PitFullers Earth, ClayPast Producer
Oil-Dri - Fletcher-Mcginnis MineFullers EarthUnknownClay
Unnamed Clay PitFullers EarthPast Producer
Englehard Corp. - Swisher MineClayProducerAttapulgite, Montmorillonite
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - St. Hebron MineClayUnknown
Gasden County MinesClayProducer
Gasden MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Gadsden 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Quincy2.2 miles13
Santa Clara2.3 miles13
Littman3.3 miles13
Douglas City4.3 miles14
Shady Rest4.7 miles12
Florence4.7 miles12
Gretna4.9 miles14
Branchville5.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294508. 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.