Grady, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mayo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32008. The Survey maps it on the Branford quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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 10 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
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Branford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Grady between 1992 and 2020, burning about 478 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 45TH RD (61) |
| 20 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 248 COUNTY ROAD (61) |
| 20 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 34- DOLPHIN FIRE - 0216 |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 34-ROADSIDE SHOULDER-#0205 |
| 27 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 34 - BIG PILE FIRE #0429 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Grady: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulkey Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ralph Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mining - Lanier / Branford Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| H.R. Ellington Constr. - Suwannee Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hatch Enterprises - Hatch Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Suwannee Co. Rd. Dept. - County Pit. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Tim-Prat - Tim-Prat's Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grady in 9 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | $10,000 | Roof damage occurred to a house off of Highway 27. Damage was estimated. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down in the area. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines along Highway 349. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | A tree was blown down onto Holly Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | A power line was blown down onto Jasmine Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | Trees and power lines were blown down mainly on the eastern side of Lafayette county. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grady | - | A tree was blown down near County Road 405 and Highway 27 East. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchbend | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Alton | 12.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mayo | 14.6 miles | 8 | |
| San Pedro Junction | 15.5 miles | 8 | |
| Peterson | 17.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cooks Hammock | 18.3 miles | 10 | |
| Buckville | 22.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295319. 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.




