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Dell, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It lies in ZIP code area 32066. The Survey maps it on the Dowling Park quadrangle.

Dell within Suwannee County

Then and now

1954 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dell, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Dell, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

172 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Dell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 810 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 10 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 burning46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Railroad operations and maintenance25
Equipment and vehicle use21
Natural21
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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
21 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service34-PINE LIMB FIRE-#0219
20 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use20 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHIGHWAY 53 HAY FIRE (34)
16 September 1997Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 1997Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLOFTON RD (34)
31 August 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePRISON (34)
23 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 August 1992Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Suwannee County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dell: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dell Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dell Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Anderson Mining - Mayo MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Denali, Inc.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Steinhatchee Constr. - Number One MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Suwannee 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
Luraville3.9 miles8
Dowling Park7.4 miles9
Lancaster8.0 miles9
San Pedro Poturiba (historical)8.3 miles9
Newburn10.7 miles9
Mercer11.8 miles9
Starr13.3 miles9
Pine Mount15.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295238. 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.