Chipola, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Blountstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32421. The Survey maps it on the Altha East 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 East 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 East quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Altha East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Chipola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 818 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 3 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW HWY 275 (07) |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 07/LUKE HOLLAND ROAD-0557 |
| 30 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW WATSON (07) |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | JP PEACOCK RD (7) |
| 4 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 730 |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | 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 Chipola: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Panama City - 13-Acre Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chipola in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chipola | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 71 near Ashley Shiver Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonards (historical) | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Chason | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Eufala (historical) | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Altha | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Island | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Durham (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Willis | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Henderson Mill | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295191. 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.







