Broxson, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Eglin AFB census division. It stands on Dead River. The Survey maps it on the Ward Basin quadrangle.
Then and now
1934 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1934 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ward Basin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Ward Basin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
270 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Broxson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,064 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 94 |
| Debris and open burning | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | FARM LIFE ROAD FIRE |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Broxson: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Geiger Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Dot Pensacola - Rest Area Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hickory Hammock Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Ward Basin Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Salter/3-C's - B.Lowery Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Salter/3-C's - Baker Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Salter/3-C's - Taylor Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broxson in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 8 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Broxson | 7 hurt, $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Lightning | Broxson | 1 hurt | One person injured due to a lightning strike. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broxson | $30,000 | Severe houses in the Santa Rosa Shores suffered roof damage due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 mph. A boat was also flipped onto a truck. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broxson | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 mph resulted in minor roof damage and broken windows at residences along Sea Breeze Lane. Fencing was also blown down. |
| June 2016 | Lightning | Broxson | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house, causing a house fire, on College Parkway in Gulf Breeze. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Broxson | - | Heavy rain caused several streets to be closed due to flooding. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Broxson | - | Several roads in Santa Rosa County were closed due to flash flooding, including Tibet Drive in Gulf Breeze, County Road 191 at Mary Kitchens Road near Garcon Point, and Ortega Street near Navarre. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Broxson | - | Heavy rain caused Tiger Point Blvd at India Cove to be closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Bluff | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ward Basin | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Parkerville | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bagdad | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Milton | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harold | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Galt City | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Muddy Ford | 7.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294697. 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.









