Buchanan, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Zolfo Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33890. The Survey maps it on the Zolfo Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 32 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
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Zolfo Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Arcadia quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Buchanan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,602 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2004 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | CROOKED CREEK FIRE |
| 8 June 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 25-FISH BRANCH ROAD FIRE-0279 |
| 8 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 25-KLINE FIRE-0470 |
| 27 June 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 June 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MURPHY ROAD (25) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Buchanan: 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Clay, Sand, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Arcadia - Gardner Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Clay, Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Zolfo Springs Area Small Ownerships | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Surface | |
| B. H. Griffin | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Surface | |
| Zolfo / Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Chemical Sediment, Marine |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buchanan in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Buchanan | $65,000 | Sporadic damage to orange groves along path. One barn received moderate damage and tractor damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffitt | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Gardner | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sweetwater | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Zolfo Springs | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bridges | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Limestone | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kinsey | 7.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294699. 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.





