Gibson, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Havana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32333. The Survey maps it on the Havana South quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Gibson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 866 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CONCORD RD (20) |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SCOTT DRIVE (20) |
| 14 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1993 | Natural | 160 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) MILLERS LANDING FIRE |
| 21 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) GRANT RD FIRE |
| 20 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Gibson: 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Brick Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Capital Asphalt - Davis Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Cumbie Constr. Co. Tower Road Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| J. Crowder Excavation - Tower Rd | Sand | Producer | ||
| Jimmie Crowder Excava. & Land Clear - Tower Road | Sand | Producer | ||
| Leon Co. Dept. of Public Works - Wilson Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibson in 2 storm reports between 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line on Old Bainbridge Road in Gadsden county near the county border. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | - | A tree was blown down at the 5300 block of Shady Rest Road and blocked the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rich Bay | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Topkegaiga (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Havana | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Freemont | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Florence | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Shady Rest | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ohathlockhouchy (historical) | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283055. 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.







