Gaskin, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. The Survey maps it on the Gaskin quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Gaskin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Gaskin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 926 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130905-001 |
| 28 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD (66) |
| 20 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/8MILE CEMETERY RD-0959 |
| 29 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-02-1045 |
| 30 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ICEE PINE RD (66) |
| 6 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gaskin: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gaskin in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | $50,000 | Walton County EMA reported damage to a partially contructed home and a roof blown off a barn. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | $4,000 | The public reported trees and power lines down in northern Walton county. At least 4 trees were blown down. The report was obtained via facebook. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Gaskin. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | $1,500 | At least two trees were blown down on Highway 83 near the AL/FL state line. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | - | A tree was blown down near 16825 Highway 83. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 82 a little north of Highway 2. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | - | Scattered trees were blown down in the northern part of Walton county. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Pen Williams Rd was closed due to water on the roadway. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaskin | - | Two trees were blown down near Phillips Road and Highway 83. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Woods Road was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Moderate to heavy rain through the day led to flooding on Wood Road, resulting in road closure. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Woods Road was flooded and closed. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Penn Williams Road was flooded and closed. |
| September 2012 | Flood | Gaskin | - | Woods Road was closed due to areal flooding. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Gaskin | - | Storm spotter observed dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Caney Creek | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Glendale | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lakewood | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Paxton | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Gordon | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Hill | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cluster Springs | 9.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122572649 | 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 282957. 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.






