Kalon, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Ridge Manor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33597. It lies near Seaburg Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Saint Catherine quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The 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
7 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.
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Catherine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Kalon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,927 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 46 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 use | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEAH (51) |
| 29 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 27/WALMART FIRE/1119 |
| 26 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | EAGLE FALLS (27) |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ROCK PILE (27) |
| 6 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.4 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/TRILBY FIRE/0738 |
| 4 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kalon: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana Dairy Farm, Inc. - Pedone Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Ridge Manor Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| E R Jahna Industries, Inc. - Mills Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| E.R. Jahna - Mills Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Manor | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Alderman | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Dutton Still | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Talisman | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Richloam | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rital | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Terrell | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rerdell | 4.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300929. 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.






