BlockEldridge, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pierson-Seville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32180. The Survey maps it on the Pierson quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pierson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
285 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Eldridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,021 acres in total. 135 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF- 660 SR40 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | OLD BUBBLY (64) |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CROOKED RD(64) |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HAGSTROM RD (64) |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUFFTON MARSH (64) |
| 8 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUFFTON RD. (64) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pierson | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Barberville | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Volusia | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Connersville | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Conrad | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Deadman Landing | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bluffton | 6.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301662. 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.