BlockCraggs, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32643. The Survey maps it on the High Springs SW quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS High Springs SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Craggs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,697 acres in total. 28 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 | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2010-08-0520 FEATHER BUNCHER |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST/LOST WORLD FIRE |
| 21 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DIXIE GRADE(21) |
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-08-0508/GILCHRIST |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST2008-08-0645 |
| 13 September 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST/32ND PLACE/0528 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2005-08-0514/GILCHRIST |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | 15 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 Craggs: 2 past producers. 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 | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neals | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Williford | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Waters Lake | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Harvard | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mutual | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bell | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Thames | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Little Lake City | 8.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295223. 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.