BlockBlue Springs, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Jennings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. The Survey maps it on the Ellaville quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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 11 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 Ellaville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Blue Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 617 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 54TH WAY (24) |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 04-24-NOV/ BURNHAM FIRE -1279 |
| 15 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 54TH WAY (24-04) |
| 11 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUNDAY HAYFIELD (40) |
| 4 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | TANKER FIRE (40) |
| 29 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW 49TH TRAIL (24-4) |
| 29 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| West Lake | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Octahatchee | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Bellville | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Adams | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Jennings | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Alapaha (historical) | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Avoca | 12.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294689. 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.