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Electra, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32179. The Survey maps it on the Lynne quadrangle.

Electra within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The 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 sheet of Electra, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Electra, surveyed 1954

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

392 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 392 fires within 5 miles of Electra between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,746 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 52 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/undetermined119
Natural61
Debris and open burning56
Arson/incendiarism52
Equipment and vehicle use30
Recreation and ceremony30
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking6
Fireworks2

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
8 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaDAYTONA 2
29 September 2019Recreation and ceremony16 acresNational Forests in FloridaSHERRILLS MILL
26 September 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaTOMAHAWK 3
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND NORTH
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND MIDDLE
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND SOUTH
1 September 2014Natural3.4 acresNational Forests in FloridaMUD PRAIRIE 13
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaWELLS POND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Electra: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Lynne ClayClayPast Producer
Moss Bluff ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Owens M B PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

6 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Electra in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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
May 2023Heavy RainElectra-Over about a 3 hour period, a public station west of County Road 314A near Electra measured 5.26 inches of rain. The location was just NNW of Moss Bluff.
August 2021Heavy RainElectra-A private weather station measured 4.01 inches of rainfall between 2:45 pm and 5:19 pm.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindElectra-A large tree was blown down near the intersection of County Road 314A and SE 65th Lane. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindElectra-Juniper Spring Campground reported a few trees were blown down and blocking some camp sites.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindElectra-Many trees were blown down about 5 miles northeast of Silver Spring Shores. There was also widespread tree debris around the area.
May 2012HailElectra-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Woods and Lakes0.7 miles10
Moss Bluff3.0 miles10
Lynn3.4 miles10
Forest Corners3.9 miles9
Coronado Pines3.9 miles10
Forest Lakes Park4.3 miles10
Lynne4.8 miles9
Candler5.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305628. 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.