BlockBlack Point, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Bunnell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32110. It stands on Little Black Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bunnell quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bunnell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
344 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Black Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,768 acres in total. 159 started naturally. 19 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 | 159 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MAPLE HAMMOCK (18) |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | A STRICKLAND #2 |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF- A STRICKLAND #1 |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Black Point: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnell | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bimini | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Espanola | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dupont | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Neoga | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Korona | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Johns Park | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Codys Corner | 7.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294686. 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.