BlockHorseshoe, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cross City South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32648. The Survey maps it on the Steinhatchee SE quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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 11 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
- 1954 USGS Steinhatchee SE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cross City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Horseshoe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 831 |
| 30 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUTLER RD. (15) |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 15 - WATER TOWER FIRE #0466 |
| 24 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GOODMAN ROAD (15) |
| 23 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 15-ROLLISON FIELD #2 FIRE-0452 |
| 21 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 252 ST (15) |
| 18 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Horseshoe: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Beach | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Shired Island | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Shamrock | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cross City | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Eugene | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Jena | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Broscan | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Stewart City | 12.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300240. 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.