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Holt, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32564. The Survey maps it on the Holt quadrangle. It stands 197 feet above sea level.

Holt within Okaloosa County

Then and now

1934 to 1978

The 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 sheet of Holt, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Holt, surveyed 1934

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

272 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Holt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,856 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 21 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 use58
Railroad operations and maintenance56
Debris and open burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Arson/incendiarism21
Smoking13
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2020Arson/incendiarism17 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBONE CREEK (46)
24 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBUD BASS SET (57)
22 September 2004Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHWY 90 POWER LINE-1105
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMEGAN LN (46)
17 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWEST FORK FIRE - 1114
14 September 1997Smoking1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okaloosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holt: 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Pensacola - County Line MineSandUnknown
Okaloosa Asphalt Co. - Okaloosa Asphalt PitSandProducer
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect

Every working recorded in Okaloosa County

Storms near this place

9 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holt in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Holt$361,000A tornado touched down just west of the intersection of Log Lake|Road and Sundance Way. The tornado damaged the roof of a house|where numerous shingles were removed down to the tar paper. In|addition, a manufactured home adjacent to the house was destroyed.|Numerous trees were snapped and several trees were uprooted. The|tornado proceeded east across Log Lake Road and damaged the roof|of a manufactured home as well as snapped and twisted additional|trees. A couple trees were also uprooted. The tornado continued|along and crossed Sundance Way Cutoff Road where several more|trees were snapped and uprooted. From there, the tornado|progressed northeast and hit a home, ripping off a portion of the|roof to include the decking underneath. This was thrown roughly 50|yards away into the front yard and into trees. Several large|trees were also snapped near the base and twisted. A few more were|uprooted as well. The tornado then lifted just beyond this|property. Overall, the maximum width of the tornado reached 50|yards with a path length of about 1.5 miles. Estimated peak winds were 95 mph.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindHolt$10,000Winds estimated at 58 mph caused power outages south of I-10.
August 2005Tornado (F0)Holt$5,000A weak tornado developed along the outer fringes of hurricane Katrina. The weak tornado touched down near Holt and blew down several trees and power lines before dissipating.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindHolt$5,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew over a brick wall at a business. No injuries were reported.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindHolt$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Holt.
November 1997Thunderstorm WindHolt$1,500Several trees were blown down near the community of Holt.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHolt-High winds uprooted orange trees.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindHolt-Reported by Eglin AFB Weather ops.
March 2005HailHolt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Okaloosa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Galliver2.1 miles16
Kellys Mill2.2 miles18
Milligan6.1 miles13
Baker6.6 miles13
Nubbin Ridge9.4 miles13
Crestview9.8 miles14
Cannon Town10.3 miles13
Beaver Creek11.5 miles12

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.

Wikipedia article on HoltAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q13001093The 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 284195. 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.