BlockHolmes Valley, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32462. The Survey maps it on the Vernon quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 38 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Holmes Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 350 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/2 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/1 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOLLY HILLS RD (67) |
| 12 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ROCHE RD (67) |
| 5 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/WARD PLACE-0472 |
| 14 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/CREEK ROAD-0458 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Holmes Valley: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vernon Brick Co Deposit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holmes Valley in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmes Valley | - | A tree was blown down at Highway 79 and Acy Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmes Valley | - | Trees were blown down on Walton Road near Holmes Valley Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmes Valley | - | A power line was blown down at 3665 Tucker Lane. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Holmes Valley | - | Two Creek Road was closed due to flooding from heavy rain in a short period of time. |
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 295354. 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.