Ealum, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. It stands on Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Liberty 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 12 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 Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Ealum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,209 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66 / HARRISON DRIVE |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | PETTY LIGHTNING STRIKE (66) |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 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 Ealum: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Collinsworth Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster Springs | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Harmony | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sand Hill | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gordon | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Caney Creek | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Piney Grove | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alpine Heights | 6.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301687. 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.






