Emathla, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Reddick-McIntosh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34482. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Emathla
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Robert W. Ferguson Houselisted 1995
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1895 USGS Williston quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Fairfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Emathla between 1993 and 2018, burning about 831 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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 burning | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/115TH FIRE |
| 4 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 225 FIRE (42) |
| 12 July 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY POND FIRE |
| 9 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | 82ND CT (42) |
| 16 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/90TH AVE |
| 12 June 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Emathla: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emathla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lowell Florida | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Minehead Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Gulf Hammock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zuber Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emathla in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | $6,000 | Six to seven structures including barns with some roofs blown off, were damaged. The damage began on Highway 326 and NW 80th Avenue and tracked north for 1.5 miles. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | $500 | A tree was blown down in the roadway at the intersection of Highways 225 and 326. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | - | Marion county 911 call center reported a large tree was down along west highway 326 blocking lanes. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | - | A tree was blown down near NW Highway 225 and NW 125th Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Emathla | - | Daily storm total rainfall at the gauge location was up to 2.16 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blitchton | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Fellowship | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Golden Hills | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Park Ranch | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cara | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Martin | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Olive | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Estates | 5.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 303907. 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.





