Hardeetown, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Chiefland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32626. The Survey maps it on the Chiefland quadrangle.
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 11 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 Chiefland quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Hardeetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 6 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 | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BARN ROAD(38) |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW 68TH PL. (38) |
| 12 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/RE-BURN FIRE |
| 10 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEVY - ROADSIDE FIRE |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/SPAINISH TRACE FIRE |
| 10 July 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY - TURKEY TOWN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hardeetown: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Silica. 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 Goethite Prospect | Iron, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Arrington Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Forty Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Sache Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Geothite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardeetown in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 5 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $10,000 | Two homes received minor to moderate roof damage. Multiple trees and powerlines down between Chiefland and Fanning Springs. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $5,000 | Fire rescue reported a few downed trees across the Chiefland and Fanning Springs areas, including one downed onto a power line. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $2,000 | Tree downed just north of intersection of U.S. Hwy 19 and NW 21 Ave near the Chiefland Regional Shopping Center. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $1,000 | Several oak trees and power lines were blown down near U.S. 19 and CR 320. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardeetown | $1,000 | A very large 200 year old oak tree was blown down near the intersection of County Road 320 and NW 40th Avenue. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefland | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Andrews | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Manatee Road | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Usher | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Fowlers Bluff | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bronson | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Otter Creek | 12.5 miles | 10 | |
| Vista | 12.6 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 Q122559501 | 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 283725. 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.




