Deerland, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Crestview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32539. The Survey maps it on the Dorcas quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Laurel Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Laurel Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dorcas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Deerland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 946 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | EAST SIDE I-10 (46) |
| 18 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PARKER FIRE - 1011 |
| 10 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 46 - MT. OLIVE ROAD FIRE |
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 Deerland: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Head Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Campbell Sand and Gravel - Mossy Head Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Mossy Head | Sand | Producer | ||
| Rodney G. Greenway, Inc. - Mossy Head | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deerland in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerland | - | High winds downed multiple trees on Mount Olive Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerland | - | Trees down near the intersection of US Highway 90 and CR 393. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerland | - | Large pine tree blown down across Highway 90 by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph, about 3 miles west of the Okaloosa and Walton County line. Reported by trained SkyWarn Storm Spotter. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killingsworth Crossroads | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dorcas | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Auburn | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Crestview | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Springs | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Garden City | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Campton | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Milligan | 10.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295236. 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.






