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Bratt, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Century census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32535. The Survey maps it on the Bratt quadrangle.

Bratt within Escambia County

Then and now

1941 to 1981

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Bratt, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Bratt, surveyed 1941

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Bratt between 1992 and 2019, burning about 499 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 burning32
Equipment and vehicle use23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Railroad operations and maintenance18
Arson/incendiarism7
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresFlorida Forest Service17-TOLER ROAD FIRE-1473
26 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
25 July 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 July 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresFlorida Forest Service17-HWY168 FIRE-0811
13 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCECILS ROAD FIRE - 1163

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Escambia County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bratt: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Daniel Sand and Gravel ProspectSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Red Sand and Gravel - Century MineSandProducer

Every working recorded in Escambia County

Storms near this place

8 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bratt in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2005Tornado (F0)Bratt$15,000A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down near Bratt and blew down trees and power lines for about half a mile.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindBratt$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just east of Bratt.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBratt$500Several trees were blown down along Higway 4 near Bratt. A funnel cloud was observed by two persons south of Century. The funnel never touched down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBratt-Damage on the property of Northview High School. The school sign was destroyed, ag equipment was overturned, and several trees were downed.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindBratt-A tin roof was blown off a mobile home.
January 2010Flash FloodBratt-Rigby Road near Bratt, Florida closed due to high water covering the roadway.
November 2002Tornado (F0)Bratt-A weak tornado briefly touched down near Bratt. Law enforcement saw the tornado briefly touch down in an open field. The tornado caused no damage.
April 2001HailBratt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Escambia County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oak Grove3.9 miles12
Byrneville5.3 miles12
Walnut Hill7.1 miles15
Bluff Springs7.3 miles12
Gandyville7.7 miles12
Century8.7 miles12
McDavid8.9 miles15
South Flomaton9.2 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279344. 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.

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.