Buckhorn, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32336. The Survey maps it on the Nutall Rise quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nutall Rise quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 284 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FISHING HOLE 2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | WALL BALL (62) |
| 18 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 62-LOUGHRIDGE GRADE FIRE #0447 |
| 8 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 14 (62) |
| 4 July 2019 | Natural | 65 acres | Florida Forest Service | 7-4 (62) |
| 31 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn: 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Co. Commissioners - Goose Pasture | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| White Const. Co. Cabbage Grove No. 2 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aucilla Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| E.R. Jahna - Cabbage Grove Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Limerock Industries - Cabbage Grove Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Martin Marietta - Jefferson - Taylor Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckhorn in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | - | Sporadic tree damage occurred along Snipe Island Road. Small trees and large limbs 6-12 inches in diameter were blown down. This was likely due to rear flank downdraft winds of 50-60 mph on the south side of a radar indicated circulation. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilcombe (historical) | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Scanlon | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Econfina | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Nutall Rise | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Mandalay | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| San Francisco de Oconi (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| San Juan de Guacara (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Atawalia (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300834. 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.




