Carbur, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Perry South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32356. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.
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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cross City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Carbur between 1992 and 2019, burning about 256 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 18 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FISH CREEK RD (62) |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ODOM RD. (62) |
| 18 August 2004 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | R.ODUM FIRE #287 |
| 8 July 2007 | Natural | 48 acres | Florida Forest Service | 62 - THE SUNDAY FIRE-#0390 |
| 5 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 19 SOUTH 2 (62) |
| 18 July 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Carbur: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage Grove Plant | Calcium | Plant |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carbur in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Carbur | - | The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Highway 19 was closed due to water over the roadway near Salem from heavy rainfall in a short period of time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Athena | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pinland | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Clara | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Keaton Beach | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Howell Place | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tennille | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dekle Beach | 11.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295176. 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.




