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Bruceville, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34488. The Survey maps it on the Lynne quadrangle.

Bruceville within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bruceville, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Bruceville, surveyed 1954

On record in Bruceville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

303 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Bruceville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,153 acres in total. 99 started naturally. 29 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
Natural99
Missing data/not specified/undetermined76
Debris and open burning36
Arson/incendiarism29
Recreation and ceremony20
Equipment and vehicle use15
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaEATON
6 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
4 September 2001Debris and open burning15 acresNational Forests in FloridaWELDENA
4 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
27 September 1993Natural25 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
22 September 2011Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGORE'S LANDING42)
10 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaWALDENA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bruceville: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Lynn MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Owens M B PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Standard Sand and Silica - Lynne MineSandProducer
Lynne ClayClayPast Producer
S & E Contractors, Inc. - Dr. Slaughter Fish MineClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

4 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruceville in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 2018Heavy RainBruceville-An uprooted tree due to saturated ground fell on a mobile home.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBruceville-Trees and power lines were blown down for 1-2 miles along County Road 314A from the 3700 to 6000 block.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBruceville-County dispatch reported a large tree fell on a home on Northeast 166th Terrace. No injuries were reported, and residents were not home at the time of damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the neighborhood.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBruceville-Widespread tree damage was reported. The tops of large oak trees were torn off and power outages were reported in the area. Pea size hail was also observed.

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Conner0.9 miles9
Grahamsville1.0 miles9
Lacota1.1 miles9
Nubys Corner2.0 miles9
Lynne3.3 miles9
Cedar Creek3.7 miles10
Forest Corners4.6 miles9
Burbank4.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305384. 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.