Facil, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the White Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32096. It stands on McCall Branch. The Survey maps it on the White Springs West quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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 9 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
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS White Springs West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Facil between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,137 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 4 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 burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 100TH WAY (24-06) |
| 18 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WOODPECKER (24-06) |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 61-MATTRESS FIRE-0962 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Facil: 1 plant, 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Florida-South Georgia District | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1930, 1964 | |
| White Springs Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1967 | |
| White Springs Phos-Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| White Springs Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | 1966 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Facil in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Facil | - | A tree was blown down on SE 99th Way. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Facil | - | A tree was blown down near SE County Road 137 and Highway 41. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Facil | - | A large barn was badly damaged by thunderstorm winds in addition to window and roof damage to 3 homes along County Road 137 to the NW of White Springs. Several trees were blown down over the road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Facil | - | Trees were blown down along State Road 41 a few miles northwest of White Springs. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Facil | - | Dime sized hail was reported by Emergency Management. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Facil | - | Two large trees were blown down and dime size hail occurred near the Bienville Plantation. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Springs | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Genoa | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Purvis Still | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Long Branch | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Camps Still | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Blacks Still | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Belmont | 9.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hillcoat | 9.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295271. 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.




