Fort Drane, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Reddick-McIntosh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32686. The Survey maps it on the Flemington quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 83 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
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1895 USGS Williston quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Flemington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Fort Drane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 416 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/210TH STREET FIRE |
| 16 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/90TH AVE |
| 7 May 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 May 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 42/FLEMINGTON FIRE |
| 14 May 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 May 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/NW93RD AVE.FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fort Drane: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Montmorillonite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Industrial Minerals - Lowell Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Mid-Florida Mining - Emathla Mine | Montmorillonite | Producer | Montmorillonite | |
| R.O. Camp Clay Pit | Fullers Earth | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fairfield | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Heijahs Town (historical) | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Paynes Town (historical) | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Millwood | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Flemington | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cara | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Orange Lake | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 303914. 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.





