BlockHarvard, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32619. The Survey maps it on the Bell 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 Bell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Harvard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,841 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 9 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2010-08-0520 FEATHER BUNCHER |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST/LOST WORLD FIRE |
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST -- WIREGRASS FIRE |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2005-08-0514/GILCHRIST |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2009-08-0604GILCHRIST |
| 29 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GILCHRIST/RAYONIER FIRE |
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 Harvard: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philman - Philman's Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Robert's Roy Field Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300164. 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.