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Hyhappo, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sneads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32442. The Survey maps it on the Rock Bluff quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hyhappo within Jackson County

Then and now

1954 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 34 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hyhappo (historical), surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Hyhappo (historical), surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Hyhappo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 490 acres in total. 2 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 burning29
Railroad operations and maintenance15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2003-02-1052
30 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLEWIS LANE (32)
24 September 2019Debris and open burning73 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBLUEBERRY DRIVE (32)
19 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 July 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service32/HOME FRONT RD-0866
27 July 2006Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest Service32/JUNE ROAD FIRE-0880

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson 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 Hyhappo (historical): 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Panama City - 40-Acre MineSandUnknownSand
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Osochi (historical)2.5 miles13
Shady Grove2.5 miles13
Ocheesee Gardens3.0 miles13
Yamassee (historical)4.1 miles13
Sinai5.3 miles13
Inwood5.8 miles13
Alliance6.5 miles13
Grand Ridge6.8 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294481. 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.