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Fruitland, Florida

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Crescent City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32112. It stands on Beecher Run. The Survey maps it on the Welaka quadrangle.

Fruitland within Putnam 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 Fruitland, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Fruitland, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

213 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Fruitland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,280 acres in total. 69 started naturally. 19 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
Natural69
Missing data/not specified/undetermined49
Debris and open burning39
Arson/incendiarism19
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLAKE WAY (54)
30 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaOKLAWAHA
2 September 1998Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaRICHARD 42
19 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceLONGTREE ST.54)
17 September 2013Other causesunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARLIN (54)
16 September 2010Natural1.4 acresNational Forests in FloridaFT. GATES 23
12 September 2010Natural1,097 acresNational Forests in FloridaFT GATES 22
9 August 2018Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceFERNCREEK 53 (54)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

10 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fruitland in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2022Heavy RainFruitland-A public weather station measured 3.19 inches of rainfall near Fruitland since about 9 pm. The data was curtesy of the Wundermap.
September 2022Heavy RainFruitland-A personal weather station at Beulah Church in Fruitland measured 2.19 inches of rainfall in about 1 hour.
August 2020Heavy RainFruitland-A public rain gauge measured a daily rain total of 2.65 inches. Most occurred with afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindFruitland-Power lines were blown down at 106 Vermont Avenue.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFruitland-Widespread tree and structural damage was observed off of Browns Fish Camp Road to Jimmie Road in Crescent City. The most extensive damage was along Jimmie Road which included damage to a screened porch, with debris from the porch scattered across the neighborhood which caused damaged to other structures. Two power poles were damaged, one was snapped. The damage along Browns Fish Camp Road included wind damage to a boat house where roofing material was blown loose into a tree. EM reported straight line wind damage. Cost of damage was unknown.
July 2012HailFruitland-Quarter size hail and gusty winds were reported at a restaurant in Georgetown. The time of hail was based on radar imagery.
July 2012HailFruitland-Quarter size hail was reported on the Live Oak Golf Course.
July 2012HailFruitland-Quarter size hail was reported on the Live Oak Golf Course.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindFruitland-Trees were blown down onto power lines. The time of the event was based on radar.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFruitland-Trees were blown down on power lines near Salt Springs.

Every storm recorded in Putnam 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
Fort Gates1.0 miles11
Johns Ferry1.1 miles11
Georgetown2.5 miles11
Welaka3.9 miles11
Norwalk3.9 miles11
Huntington4.9 miles10
Lake Como5.4 miles10
Pomona Park5.8 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305709. 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.

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.