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Browntown, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Graceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32440. The Survey maps it on the Campbellton quadrangle.

Browntown within Jackson County

Then and now

1952 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Browntown, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Browntown, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

117 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Browntown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 671 acres in total. 3 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 burning36
Equipment and vehicle use22
Railroad operations and maintenance21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking4
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
9 September 1995Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/PINE WOODS RD
26 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined28 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20170926-3
21 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePARKVIEW RD 1308 (32)
16 September 1999Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSHILOH CHURCH LOOP (32)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Browntown: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

5 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Browntown in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2022: 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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
June 2022FloodBrowntown-Minor flooding was reported along Highway 231 near the state line.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBrowntown-A tree was blown down on Shiloh Church Loop.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindBrowntown-Trees were blown down in the Campbellton area.
April 2016FloodBrowntown-A local Jackson county newspaper relayed that the following roads were closed due to flooding from persistent moderate rainfall on top of already saturated conditions: Christoff Ferry Ln, Holyneck Rd, Highway 162, Barron Rd, Bright Prospect Rd, Corbin Rd, Jerusalem Church Rd, Pooser Rd, Stadsklev Rd, Old US Road, Iron Bridge Rd, Sand Basin Rd, Gemini Loop, Dellwood Cypress Rd, and Dean Rd.
April 2016FloodBrowntown-Flooding from persistent moderate to heavy rainfall in late March into early April resulted in numerous road closures across the county. Some roads included but may not be limited to Christoff Ferry Ln, Holyneck Rd, Stadsklev Rd, Iron Bridge Rd, Stone Rd, Dean Rd, Pittman Hill, Swails Rd, Jerusalem Church Rd, Dry Creek Rd, Gilley Rd, Pooser Rd, Sandridge Church Rd, New Bridge Rd, Chason Rd, Old US Rd, and Fairview Rd.

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Graceville3.2 miles15
Rambo3.5 miles14
Collins Mill3.6 miles15
Campbellton4.1 miles14
Ellaville4.8 miles14
Jacobs7.1 miles14
Glass8.4 miles14
Sills10.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295157. 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.