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Clear Springs, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32567. The Survey maps it on the Paxton quadrangle.

Clear Springs within Walton County

Then and now

1949 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Clear Springs, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Clear Springs, surveyed 1949

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

138 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Clear Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,202 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 burning39
Railroad operations and maintenance33
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes1
Natural1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service66/PERKINS ROAD
30 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2019Smoking10 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCO HWY 147 (66)
22 September 1999Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 August 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 August 2008Other causesunder an acreFlorida Forest Service66/STRUCTURE FIRE2008-02-0575
4 July 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walton County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Clear Springs: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
White Construction Company, Inc. - Pleasant Grove MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Walton County

Storms near this place

8 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clear Springs in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2020Flash FloodClear Springs$11,000,000Extensive flash flooding occurred throughout Walton county with record flooding recorded along the Shoal River at Mossy Head. Damage cost was estimated.
April 2014FloodClear Springs$1,760,000Disastrous flooding occurred across Walton county at the end of the month due to a combination of very heavy rainfall and already saturated conditions. Many roads in the county sustained damage, and some structures were impacted by flooding including several businesses. Road damage in the county was estimated at $1,464,696. At least 10 businesses were impacted with damage estimated at approximately $300,000.
February 2013FloodClear Springs$1,000,000Significant areal flooding occurred across Walton county due to prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Four day rainfall totals of 8-12 inches were estimated across the county between Feb 22-26. Several creeks overflowed their banks and flooded several bridges and roadways. Monetary damage was estimated. Most of the damage cost was due to road repair. Several pictures of the flooding were posted on social media.
April 2016FloodClear Springs$10,000Several roads were flooded due to persistent moderate to heavy rainfall. In addition, a small earthen dam was breached which resulted in damage to County Highway 3280. The following roads were closed: Natural Bridge Rd, Woods Rd, Indian Creek Ranch Rd, River Rd, Earl Godwin Rd, and County Highway 3280. This information was posted on the Walton County Emergency Management facebook page. Damage to County Highway 3280 was estimated.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindClear Springs$1,000A tree was blown down and blocking Perkins Road. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindClear Springs$500A tree was blown down on 1 Bridge Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClear Springs-Multiple trees were blown down on power lines near the Florida state line with Covington county, AL.
April 2014Flash FloodClear Springs-High water was running across Clear Springs Road.

Every storm recorded in Walton 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
Pleasant Grove0.9 miles14
Flowersville1.8 miles14
Paxton2.0 miles14
Lakewood3.4 miles14
Gordon7.1 miles14
Caney Creek9.1 miles13
New Harmony9.4 miles13
Ealum11.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295203. 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.