Citra, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Reddick-McIntosh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32113. The Survey maps it on the Citra quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Citra
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Armstrong Houselisted 2000
Citra Methodist Episcopal Church-Southlisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Citra quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Citra between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,553 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 7 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 | 29 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SPARR FIRE/MARION |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RABBITPATCH(42) |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Citra: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Resources - Citra Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Citra Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Citra in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 wildfire. 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 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | $15,000 | Large trees were uprooted. Car port damaged. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | $5,000 | Trees downed and a shed damaged by thunderstorm winds near Citra. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Citra | - | A mesonet station near Citra measured 2.15 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Power lines were blown down on NE 170th Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Two trees were blown down in Citra. Time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | County dispatch reported widespread tree damage along Highway 301 and County Road 318 in the city limits of Citra. An hour later, numerous road crews were out still trying to clear the roads. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 301 and 441 in northern sections of the county. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 318 near Citra. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | Power lines reported down in the City of Ocala approximately 0925 EST with a couple of trees reported down near the City of Citra around 09S0 EDT. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Citra | - | Penny size hail lasted for about 5 minutes in Citra. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Citra | - | Hurricane "Frances"0605 EDTPossible tornado reported by EMA in Citra. Roof damage occurred. 0610 EDTGeneral public reported a possible tornado and roof damage on NE 168th Street in Citra. |
| April 2001 | Wildfire | Citra | - | More than 750 acres burnt, mainly in the muddy lake bed. The fire was along and near the Alachua/Marion countyline. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citra | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Citra | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Citra | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Citra | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Travel Park | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sparr | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Millwood | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Reddick | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Orange Lake | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| McIntosh | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Paynes Town (historical) | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Boardman | 6.7 miles | 17 |
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 Citra | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3678333 | The 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 280466. 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.






