Chason, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the West Calhoun census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32421. It stands on Holliman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Altha West quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Chason between 1992 and 2020, burning about 858 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 73 B (07) |
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 32/HASTY POND RD-0529 |
| 14 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW WATSON (07) |
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 Chason: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chason in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chason | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down on Highway 73 near Gray Road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chason | $1,000 | A power line was blown down on NW Osceola Lane. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chason | $1,000 | A cable on a caution light snapped and fell over the intersection. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chason | - | A downed oak tree was reported across the road. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Chason | - | Cook Road was reported underwater. |
| October 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Chason | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near the intersections of Gray Road and CR287 as well as Cain Road and CR287 between 5:02 pm CDT and 5:06 pm CDT. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Chason | - | A resident off of Gray Road reported around 1 foot of water surrounding a mobile home along with creeks in the area out of their banks. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Altha | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Chipola | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cox | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Leonards (historical) | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Clarksville | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Henderson Mill | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rollins Corner | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294710. 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.







