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.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional 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 maintenance | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) KUDZU FIRE |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Quincy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quincy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Floridin Company Pit | Fullers Earth, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Oil-Dri - Fletcher-Mcginnis Mine | Fullers Earth | Unknown | Clay | |
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Fullers Earth | Past Producer | ||
| Englehard Corp. - Swisher Mine | Clay | Producer | Attapulgite, Montmorillonite | |
| Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - St. Hebron Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Gasden County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gasden Mine | Clay | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Santa Clara | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Littman | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Douglas City | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Rest | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Florence | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gretna | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Branchville | 5.1 miles | 12 |
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.







