Harp, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Avalon-Mulat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32583. The Survey maps it on the Milton South quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1920 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Milton quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Milton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Milton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Milton South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Milton South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
430 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 430 fires within 5 miles of Harp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,465 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GARCON POINT(57) |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | AMY FIRE - 1182 |
| 30 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 57- ORO FIRE-0861 |
| 28 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANDBORN DRIVE (57) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harp: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Avalon Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Santa Rosa Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Santa Rosa Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Salter/3-C's - Pea Ridge Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| W.P.R., Inc. - Russell Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulat | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Avalon Beach | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Floridatown | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Galt City | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pace | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bagdad | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Dickerson City | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| East Milton | 5.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294796. 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.








