Blackman, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32531. The Survey maps it on the Blackman quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1949 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Blackman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Blackman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,178 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 11 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GOOD HOPE (46) |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | PINCH |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 46-NANA'S FIRE - 0906 |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SMALL FIRE. - 1083 |
| 30 August 2000 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHERMAN KENNEDY FIRE-1146 |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANDHILL (46) |
| 3 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackman in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | $25,000 | High winds damaged a home near Blackman. Siding and part of the roof was blown off. No one was injured. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm winds just west of Blackman. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Blackman | $15,000 | A F0 tornado (winds 40 to 73 mph on the Fujita Scale) moved from west to east, nearly parallel to State Rd. 2 near the Blackman community. The only major structural damage was to a large chicken facility, west of Blackman. A pump house to one home was overturned. Numerous trees in the tornados path were blown down as well as power lines. Most of the time the circulation was aloft as a funnel cloud, but briefly touched down as a tornado about 7 times during its life span. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the community and along Highway 85 as thunderstorms moved through the area. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | $3,000 | Trees were blown down just northeast of Blackman. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | $500 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Blackman. Several trees were also blown across power lines in the east part of the county along Highway 393 near Dorcas. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackman | - | Large trees down along Highway 189 in the Blackman area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escambia Farms | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Peaden | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Good Hope | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Clear Springs | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cannon Town | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Nubbin Ridge | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Campton | 7.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305327. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






