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Econfina, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32336. It lies near Manlin Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Johnson Hammock quadrangle.

Econfina within Taylor 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 Econfina, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Econfina, 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Econfina between 1992 and 2020, burning about 339 acres in total. 18 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
Natural18
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2020Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceFISHING HOLE 2
7 September 1999Natural20 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2011Natural1.6 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWALL BALL (62)
27 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service62 -WALK-IN FIRE #0455
18 August 2007Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Service62-LOUGHRIDGE GRADE FIRE #0447
8 July 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCOUNTY ROAD 14 (62)
4 July 2019Natural65 acresFlorida Forest Service7-4 (62)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taylor 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 Econfina: 4 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Limestone, General, Calcium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cabbage Grove MillCalciumPlant
Cabbage Grove QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
White Const. Co. Cabbage Grove No. 2Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
E.R. Jahna - Cabbage Grove MineDolomiteProducerDolomite
Limerock Industries - Cabbage Grove MineDolomiteProducerDolomite

Every working recorded in Taylor County

Storms near this place

3 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Econfina in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2006Thunderstorm WindEconfina$5,000A tin roof on a shed was blown off. Numerous trees were down. Reported by the Taylor County Sheriff.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEconfina$2,000A power line was blown down near Highway 90.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEconfina-A tree was blown down in the Econfina area.

Every storm recorded in Taylor 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
Scanlon1.7 miles9
Ilcombe (historical)1.9 miles9
Waylonzo2.5 miles9
Buckhorn2.7 miles9
Atawalia (historical)3.5 miles11
San Francisco de Oconi (historical)5.0 miles11
San Juan de Guacara (historical)5.1 miles9
Cabbage Grove5.4 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300832. 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.