Cove, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Panama City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32401. The Survey maps it on the Panama City quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The 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.


On record in Cove
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 within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Sapp Houselisted 2003 · 0.8 miles away
Robert L. McKenzie Houselisted 1986 · 0.9 miles away
Sherman Arcadelisted 1998 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1943 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Cove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 467 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | REDFISH POINT (03) |
| 25 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/AZALEA CIRCLE-0615 |
| 18 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 530 |
| 24 July 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cove: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fla. Asphalt & Paving | Sand | Producer | ||
| Bay Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Calloway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Asphalt Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Panama City | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Glenwood | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bay Harbor | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Springfield | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Grove | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cromanton | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Baker | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 280905. 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.







