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Greenfield, Florida

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the North Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32055. The Survey maps it on the Deep Creek quadrangle.

Greenfield within Columbia County

Then and now

1954 to 2005

The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Greenfield, surveyed 2005
Topographic sheet of Greenfield, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

132 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Greenfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30,065 acres in total. 60 started naturally. 17 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
Natural60
Debris and open burning23
Arson/incendiarism17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
6 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor4.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaROBERTS
5 September 2006Natural33 acresNational Forests in FloridaCANEY FLAT
3 September 2003Natural28 acresNational Forests in FloridaCAR WASH
6 August 1993Natural31 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
29 August 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceUS 441 N (12)
23 August 2014Natural4.3 acresNational Forests in FloridaOTTER BAY E.
23 August 2014Natural1.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaRED FOX
22 August 2007Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaHAIR RIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Greenfield: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Deep CreekPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1960
North Lake CityPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1962

Every working recorded in Columbia 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
Deep Creek5.2 miles11
Winfield7.4 miles9
Suwannee Valley7.8 miles9
Five Points8.2 miles8
Lacymark8.4 miles8
Wilburn8.5 miles10
McColskey8.6 miles10
Mount Carrie8.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305760. 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.