Fowlers Bluff, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Chiefland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32626. It stands on Cedar Branch. The Survey maps it on the Vista quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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 12 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Vista quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cedar Keys quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Fowlers Bluff between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,467 acres in total. 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | DE NORTH |
| 9 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | LAZY |
| 7 July 2011 | Natural | 14 acres | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | PUSH TRAM ROAD |
| 7 July 2004 | Natural | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | BEE BOX FIRE-0271 |
| 6 July 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KEEN CEMETERY (15) |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | SUWANNEE FIRE |
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 Fowlers Bluff: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Beech Creek (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Manatee Road | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Chiefland | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hardeetown | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Usher | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Rosewood | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Andrews | 12.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295302. 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.




