High Bluff, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Eastpoint census division. It stands on High Bluff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Green Point quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 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
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1944 USGS Green Point quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Green Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Carrabelle quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Green Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Apalachicola quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of High Bluff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,695 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TOWER RD EQUIPMENT (19-5) |
| 3 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | EAST BAY COMAND |
| 27 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | TOWER RD (19) -0525 |
| 18 September 2019 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SEAHAWK FIRE-(19)-0553 |
| 14 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SEAHAWK FIRE-(19)-0436 |
| 6 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (19) SUZUKI FIRE |
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 High Bluff: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - 110-Acre Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dot Tallahassee - C.C. Land Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dot Tallahassee - Yent Bayou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Point | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Creels | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Eastpoint | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hays Place | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Carrabelle Lighthouse | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Magnolia Bluffs | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Yent Place | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Carrabelle Beach | 7.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295349. 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.









