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Durham, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Blountstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32424. The Survey maps it on the Blountstown quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Durham within Calhoun County

Then and now

1945 to 1990

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Durham (historical), surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Durham (historical), surveyed 1945

Compare 1945 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Durham (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 907 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 6 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 burning33
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural8
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceNW HWY 275 (07)
23 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service07/LUKE HOLLAND ROAD-0557
17 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service07/OVERHOLT-0534
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWRENNIE MOODY (07)
28 August 1998Debris and open burning7.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 1993Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 July 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service07/POWERLINE-0810
20 July 2000Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Durham (historical): 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Clay, 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
Holmes Bros Pit & Brick PlantClayUnknown
Overholt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dot Panama City - 13-Acre MineSandUnknownSand
White Construction Company, Inc. - Glenn Warren MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun 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
Blountstown1.6 miles15
McNeal (historical)2.5 miles15
Pine Island2.7 miles15
Ocheeseulga (historical)3.0 miles15
Leonards (historical)3.0 miles15
Choconickla (historical)4.1 miles15
Eufala (historical)4.5 miles13
Chipola4.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294751. 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.