Edgar, Florida
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32640. The Survey maps it on the Keuka quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1915 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Keuka quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Keuka quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
451 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 451 fires within 5 miles of Edgar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,304 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 63 |
| Natural | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/CVS FIRE |
| 25 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/64TH STREET |
| 25 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/WALES |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FRANKLIN FIRE/PUTNAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Edgar: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccle's Property Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Edgar Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Floirda Rock Industries - Keuka Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Keuka | Sand | Producer | ||
| Number Four Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| The Feldspar Corporation - Edger Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Crossley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edgar Kaolin | Clay | Producer | Kaolin | |
| Epk Division | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Interlachen Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgar in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flood | Edgar | - | Putnam County SO reported flooding along Chesser Monroe Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | Power lines were blown down on South County Road 21 West of Interlachen. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgar | - | A tree was blown down and blocking the entrance to Lake Mildred Road and Morris Lake Drive in West Putnam. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Edgar | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Keuka | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Crossley | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Whiteville | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Ridge Park | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| McMeekin | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Interlachen | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Cooper L Hills Estates | 4.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305624. 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.









