BlockBefore

Keuka, Florida

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32148. The Survey maps it on the Keuka quadrangle.

Keuka within Putnam County

Then and now

1915 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Keuka, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Keuka, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

545 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 545 fires within 5 miles of Keuka between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,446 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 70 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
Debris and open burning94
Missing data/not specified/undetermined90
Equipment and vehicle use78
Natural73
Arson/incendiarism70
Railroad operations and maintenance57
Misuse of fire by a minor50
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Other causes8
Recreation and ceremony8
Fireworks3
Smoking2

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
9 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceELLEN DR (54)
29 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/CVS FIRE
26 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/FILMORE FIRE
25 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/64TH STREET
25 September 1993Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/CAROL FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Keuka: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Kaolin. 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
Edgar Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
Jones H J Titanium DepositTitaniumProspect
Jones H J Titanium Deposit 2TitaniumProspect
Number Four Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
Floirda Rock Industries - Keuka MineSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - KeukaSandProducer
The Feldspar Corporation - Edger MineSandUnknown
Crossley Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Edgar KaolinClayProducerKaolin
Epk DivisionClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Putnam 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
Interlachen1.8 miles24
Edgar2.1 miles24
Mannville2.9 miles21
Oak Ridge Park3.0 miles21
Cooper L Hills Estates3.2 miles21
Johnson3.5 miles24
Lands End Ranch4.3 miles24
Whiteville4.4 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305906. 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.