Buckville, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Day census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32066. The Survey maps it on the Day 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.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
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 Day quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Buckville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 651 acres in total. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 53 HAY FIRE (34) |
| 16 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOFTON RD (34) |
| 31 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PRISON (34) |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Buckville: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Denali, Inc. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Steinhatchee Constr. - Number One Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckville in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2018: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | $3,000 | A Suwannee Power District spokesperson reported numerous downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | $2,000 | A power line was blown down along County Road 351. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | $1,000 | A couple of trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 53. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | $500 | A tree was blown down on County Road 534. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | - | A tree was blown down near Highway 20. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckville | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 27 West. |
| March 1999 | Wildfire | Buckville | - | A large brush fire consumed more than 2000 acres near Buckville off U.S. Highway 27. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Day | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Peterson | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mayo Junction | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Chancey | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mayo | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| San Pedro Junction | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Alton | 9.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294701. 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.




