BlockBelmont, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. It stands on Hogans Branch. The Survey maps it on the Genoa quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 9 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Genoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Belmont between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,924 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 2 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PCS 24-06 |
| 29 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PCS MOBILE SHOP(24-06) |
| 8 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2018 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | SR 6 (24-6) |
| 7 July 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2017 | Natural | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | CR 6E (24-12) |
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 Belmont: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Springs Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | 1966 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacks Still | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Purvis Still | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Cypress Creek | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Watson | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Camps Still | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Kennedy Still | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Genoa | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hillcoat | 8.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294673. 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.