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Eufala, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Blountstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32424. The Survey maps it on the Altha East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eufala within Calhoun County

Then and now

1952 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eufala (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Eufala (historical), surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Eufala (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 691 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 burning24
Equipment and vehicle use11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Natural7
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
23 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service07/LUKE HOLLAND ROAD-0557
17 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service07/OVERHOLT-0534
8 July 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service07/POWERLINE-0810
20 July 2000Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 July 1995Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 July 1995Natural4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 July 1995Natural170 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 June 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Eufala (historical): 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin. 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
Holmes Bros Pit & Brick PlantClayUnknown
Overholt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed Clay DepositKaolinPast Producer
Blountstown Sand Co. - Dees MineSandProducer
Dot Panama City - 13-Acre MineSandUnknownSand
Roberts Sand Company, Inc. - Cumbaa MineSandUnknown
Roberts Sand Company, Inc. - Dees MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun 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
Pine Island1.9 miles15
Selman2.5 miles13
Choconickla (historical)2.7 miles15
Blountstown4.0 miles15
Leonards (historical)4.0 miles15
Chipola4.5 miles13
Durham (historical)4.5 miles15
McNeal (historical)4.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294483. 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.