Danks Corner, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Belleview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34491. The Survey maps it on the Belleview quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
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.
- 1895 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Belleview quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Belleview quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Danks Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,082 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 484ROCKPIT(42) |
| 29 July 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 23RD TER RD (42) |
| 9 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 36 FIRE/MARION/NOV & SUPP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Danks Corner: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pedro Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bedrock Resources - S.R. 42 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Boutwell Limerock Mining - C.R. 484 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Counts Constr. - Pansey Britt Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danks Corner in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danks Corner | - | A tree was snapped near SE 139th Lane. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Danks Corner | - | An EF1 tornado briefly touched down near the eastern section of Marion Oaks, impacted Courtlandt Farm, Lyladaisical Ranch, crossed I-75 south, damaged the SECO power station just east of I-75 and damaged a home and several structures across the street from the power station along SW 16th Avenue before lifting up across the property fields. A video was taking of the tornado crossing I-75. At the start of the event the tornado was rated an EF0 with peak winds near 85 near Courtlandt Farm and Lyladiasical Ranch. Damage in this area on the west side of I-75 included large hardwood trees with multiple branches blown down, fencing damaged, and cedar trees and southwoods damaged. The SECO power station had signficant damage to its utility structures. There were two wooden structures with more than 20% of their roofs uplifted. A nearby structure had fascades ripped off of it. A street sign was twisted and snapped. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danks Corner | - | The Florida State Watch office relayed a report that pine trees were blown down and blocked the right and center southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near mile marker 340 near Marion Oaks. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Danks Corner | - | An observer measured 0.93 inches within 30 minutes. |
| December 2018 | Heavy Rain | Danks Corner | - | An observer measured 1.71 inches in Belleview. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Danks Corner | - | A HAM radio operator measured 2.61 inches of rainfall within 3 hours along SE 137th Lane in Summerfield. There was widespread low area flooding across Belleview. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danks Corner | - | Trees were blown down just east of the Don Garlits Museum. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danks Corner | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Highway 475 and SE 150th Street. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danks Corner | - | Trees were blown down near the South Highway 475 and Interstate 75 intersection. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroes Corner | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pedro | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Belleview Heights | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Sun RV Resort | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Marion Oaks | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Belleview | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Summerfield | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dallas | 5.0 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595575 | 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 294738. 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.






