Big Scrub, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32784. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mary quadrangle.
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
6 surveys from 10 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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lake Mary quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Lake Mary quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
215 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Big Scrub between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,242 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE CATHERINE |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLACKBERRY RANCH (42) |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/RED BARN/0858 |
| 5 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LINADALE |
| 31 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Big Scrub: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Rock Industries - Marion Sand Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries - Weirsdale Mine | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkes Ferry | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Linadale | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| East Silver Springs Shore | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Lakes Park | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| East Lake Weir | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Stanton | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Moss Bluff | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Weirsdale | 6.8 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122572286 | 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 306937. 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.





