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Ellis, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It lies in ZIP code area 32446. The Survey maps it on the Malone quadrangle.

Ellis within Jackson County

Then and now

1952 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ellis, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Ellis, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

63 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Ellis between 1992 and 2019, burning about 787 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
29 August 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceOLD US ROAD (32)
5 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePLAINVIEW (32)
3 July 1993Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 July 2006Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/LOGAN LOOP-0819
14 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service32/HOWARD2006-02-0813
8 June 2007Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/HWY 162-0676
3 June 2019Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePLAINVIEW RD (32)
17 June 2011Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGARRETT ROAD ( 32 )

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson 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 Ellis: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Oktahatko (historical)1.6 miles14
Ellis Church2.3 miles12
Sills2.6 miles14
Malone4.3 miles12
Greenwood5.8 miles14
Bascom6.2 miles13
Waddells Mill6.4 miles14
Ellaville8.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300053. 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.