Candler, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ocala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34472. The Survey maps it on the Lake Weir quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lake Weir quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
319 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Candler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,184 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 19 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 | 100 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 725 |
| 1 September 2014 | Natural | 3.4 acres | National Forests in Florida | MUD PRAIRIE 13 |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAHIA FIRE/ MARION |
| 25 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 Candler: 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bluff Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Loar's Excavating Co. - Loar's Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Candler in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 2019 | Lightning | Candler | $5,000 | A vacant house caught fire due to lightning. Cost of damage estimated. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Candler | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down along Southeast 132 Place. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Candler | $100 | A tree was blown down on private property. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Candler | - | Nickel size hail was reported to the east of Belleview. Time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Candler | - | A public weather station along Locust | Terrace Place measured 2.09 inches in 1 | hour. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Candler | - | A public weather station along SE 108th | Terrace Road measured 2.16 inches between | 4:19 pm and 5:24 pm. |
| September 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Candler | - | A funnel cloud was observed near 7 Emerald Road in Silver Springs Shores. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Candler | - | The Florida State Watch office relayed a report of roof and window damage along Sapphire Run near Silver Springs Shores. The windows were blown out. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Candler | - | The Marion County Road Department reported numerous trees down. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Candler | - | The public measured 2.8 inches of rainfall today. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Candler | - | Marion County Sheriff officers reported trees down along Southeast 110th Street and the 475 intersection. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Candler | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Weir (historical) | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ocklawaha | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Coronado Pines | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Silver Springs Shores | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Weir | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Moss Bluff | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| East Lake Weir | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Belleview | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Candler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5031975 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305444. 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.




