Eridu, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32331. The Survey maps it on the Shady Grove quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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 10 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Shady Grove quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Eridu between 1992 and 2020, burning about 382 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 40- SEBER FIRE #0461 |
| 1 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALTON WENTWORTH RD #2 (62) |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | 9.4 acres | Florida Forest Service | 40 - SLEEPING PILOT FIRE #0415 |
| 28 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CANE SYRUP (40) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Eridu: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County Deposit #1 | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron | Occurrence | 1967 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eridu in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eridu | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Eridu. County Road 14 was blocked by fallen debris. Reported by SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eridu | $1,000 | A tree was blown down in the Eridu area in Taylor county. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Eridu | - | A motorist reported hail slightly larger than quarters along U.S. Highway 27 in northwest Taylor 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iddo | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Covington | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Shady Grove | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cabbage Grove | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Secotan | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Boyd | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Waylonzo | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| San Juan de Guacara (historical) | 12.8 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Eridu | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54322491 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 282244. 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.




