Floridale, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Harold census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32583. The Survey maps it on the Floridale quadrangle.
Then and now
1934 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 44 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
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Floridale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
338 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 338 fires within 5 miles of Floridale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,851 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 49 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 | 134 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OUTLOOK RD FIRE-1134 |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRYANT BRIDGE SET1 (57) |
| 22 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 90 POWER LINE-1105 |
| 18 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GARNIERR LANDING (57) |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Floridale: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Pensacola - County Line Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Okaloosa Asphalt Co. - Okaloosa Asphalt Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floridale in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floridale | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down along I-10 near Floridale (near the Okaloosa County line). |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floridale | - | Strong winds downed a large oak tree at Blackwater Fish Hatchery. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Parkerville | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Ford | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Hill | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Roeville | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Broxson | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Ward Basin | 10.8 miles | 20 | |
| East Milton | 10.8 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122539655 | 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 294771. 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.








