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Cedar Creek, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34488. The Survey maps it on the Fort McCoy quadrangle.

Cedar Creek within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1999

The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cedar Creek, surveyed 1999
Topographic sheet of Cedar Creek, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

188 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,662 acres in total. 81 started naturally. 14 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
Natural81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Debris and open burning14
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use9
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking4

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
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaEATON
6 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
4 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
3 September 2001Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaPARAMORE
22 September 2011Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGORE'S LANDING42)
7 August 2006Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaLAKE CHARLES
28 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaPARAMORE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Creek: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lynn MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Standard Sand and Silica - Lynne MineSandProducer

Every working 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
Lacota3.1 miles9
Bruceville3.7 miles9
Conner3.9 miles9
Grahamsville4.5 miles9
Burbank5.4 miles17
Lynne5.7 miles9
Nubys Corner5.7 miles9
Forest Corners6.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305460. 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.