Escambia Farms, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32531. It stands on Dry Ford Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blackman quadrangle. It stands 217 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1949 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Blackman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Escambia Farms between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,122 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GOOD HOPE (46) |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 46-NANA'S FIRE - 0906 |
| 13 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | STATE LINE (46) |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SMALL FIRE. - 1083 |
| 30 August 2000 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHERMAN KENNEDY FIRE-1146 |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANDHILL (46) |
| 2 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Escambia Farms in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2009: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escambia Farms | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Escambia Farms. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Escambia Farms | $10,000 | High winds produced damage to buildings. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Escambia Farms | - | Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8 inches caused widespread flooding across northern portions of the county. Numerous water rescues were needed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Blackman | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Peaden | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Clear Springs | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cannon Town | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Okaloo | 8.3 miles | 13 |
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 Escambia Farms | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5396852 | 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 305640. 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.
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.






