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Florence, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Havana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32333. It stands on Attapulgus Creek. The Survey maps it on the Havana South quadrangle.

Florence within Gadsden County

Then and now

1954 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Florence, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Florence, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Florence between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Railroad operations and maintenance36
Debris and open burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Smoking7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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
21 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSCOTT DRIVE (20)
14 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 July 2002Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 May 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceRICH BAY
4 May 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 May 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceDUPONT RD (20)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gadsden County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Florence: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit MineSandUnknown
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - St. Hebron MineClayUnknown
Jamieson Fla.ClayPast ProducerMontmorillonite, Attapulgite

Every working recorded in Gadsden 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
Shady Rest0.4 miles12
Littman1.7 miles13
Freemont2.2 miles12
Topkegaiga (historical)2.5 miles12
Scotland3.0 miles12
Branchville4.2 miles12
Havana4.2 miles12
Ohathlockhouchy (historical)4.2 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294770. 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.