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Ilcombe, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32336. The Survey maps it on the Nutall Rise quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ilcombe within Taylor County

Then and now

1954 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ilcombe (historical), surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Ilcombe (historical), surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

39 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Ilcombe (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 4 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
Natural14
Debris and open burning8
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2020Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceFISHING HOLE 2
2 September 2011Natural1.6 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWALL BALL (62)
27 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service62 -WALK-IN FIRE #0455
18 August 2007Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Service62-LOUGHRIDGE GRADE FIRE #0447
8 July 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCOUNTY ROAD 14 (62)
4 July 2019Natural65 acresFlorida Forest Service7-4 (62)
31 July 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taylor County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ilcombe (historical): 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Limestone, General. 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
White Const. Co. Cabbage Grove No. 2Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Aucilla Dolomite ProspectDolomiteOccurrence
E.R. Jahna - Cabbage Grove MineDolomiteProducerDolomite
Limerock Industries - Cabbage Grove MineDolomiteProducerDolomite
Martin Marietta - Jefferson - Taylor MineDolomiteProducerDolomite

Every working recorded in Taylor 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
Scanlon0.3 miles9
Buckhorn0.8 miles9
Econfina1.9 miles9
San Francisco de Oconi (historical)3.5 miles11
Atawalia (historical)3.6 miles11
Nutall Rise3.6 miles9
Mandalay3.6 miles11
San Juan de Guacara (historical)3.9 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294534. 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.