Gulf Hammock, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32639. It stands on Mule Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bronson SW quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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
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 Bronson SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Gulf Hammock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 836 acres in total. 79 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PALMETTO(38) |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LITTLE CYPRESS (38) |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/1112/MAGEE BRNCH |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gulf Hammock: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levy Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Gulf Hammock Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Florida Rock Ind. - Gulf Hammock | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Hammock Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gulf Hammock in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Hammock | $10,000 | The local fire department reported multiple trees down across eastern Levy County around County Road 326. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Hammock | $5,000 | Florida DOT reported a downed tree was blocking the left lane of US-19 in Gulf Hammock. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Hammock | $2,000 | Trees were blown down across a County Highway and were blocking it. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Hammock | $1,000 | Fire Rescue reported a tree down near Gulf Hammock along County Rd 326 near US Hwy 19. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Hammock | $1,000 | The Levy County 911 call center reported a tree had fallen on power lines near SE 42 Court and County Road 326. Time was estimated by radar. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Gulf Hammock | - | The Levy County Emergency Management reported that a tornado briefly touched down along U.S. Highway 19 near Gulf Hammock. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetree Ford | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ellzey | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Otter Creek | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Rosewood | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Usher | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Williston Highlands | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Tidewater | 12.1 miles | 11 | |
| Sumner | 12.8 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Gulf Hammock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5617486 | 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 283492. 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.




