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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.

Candler 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 Candler, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Candler, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

319 since 1992

Regional 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 maintenance100
Equipment and vehicle use64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Debris and open burning34
Natural28
Arson/incendiarism19
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5

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
30 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service725
1 September 2014Natural3.4 acresNational Forests in FloridaMUD PRAIRIE 13
6 August 1997Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBAHIA FIRE/ MARION
25 August 2001Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Moss Bluff ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler MineSandProducer
Loar's Excavating Co. - Loar's Sand MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

12 since 2004

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2019LightningCandler$5,000A vacant house caught fire due to lightning. Cost of damage estimated.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindCandler$1,000Several 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 2023Thunderstorm WindCandler$100A tree was blown down on private property. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.
February 2024HailCandler-Nickel size hail was reported to the east of Belleview. Time was estimated by radar.
August 2024Heavy RainCandler-A public weather station along Locust | Terrace Place measured 2.09 inches in 1 | hour.
August 2024Heavy RainCandler-A public weather station along SE 108th | Terrace Road measured 2.16 inches between | 4:19 pm and 5:24 pm.
September 2022Funnel CloudCandler-A funnel cloud was observed near 7 Emerald Road in Silver Springs Shores.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindCandler-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 2014Thunderstorm WindCandler-The Marion County Road Department reported numerous trees down. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
August 2013Heavy RainCandler-The public measured 2.8 inches of rainfall today.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCandler-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 2004Tornado (F0)Candler-no account filed

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
Lake Weir (historical)2.2 miles10
Ocklawaha2.9 miles10
Coronado Pines3.1 miles10
Silver Springs Shores3.6 miles17
Lake Weir3.8 miles10
Moss Bluff4.6 miles10
East Lake Weir4.8 miles10
Belleview5.1 miles17

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 CandlerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5031975The 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.