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Lacota, Florida

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34488. The Survey maps it on the Lynne quadrangle.

Lacota within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The 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 sheet of Lacota, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Lacota, 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

325 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 325 fires within 5 miles of Lacota between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,263 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 34 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
Natural98
Missing data/not specified/undetermined85
Arson/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning34
Recreation and ceremony26
Equipment and vehicle use15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
8 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaDAYTONA 2
6 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaEATON
6 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
4 September 2001Debris and open burning15 acresNational Forests in FloridaWELDENA
4 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named
3 September 2001Naturalunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaPARAMORE
29 September 2019Recreation and ceremony16 acresNational Forests in FloridaSHERRILLS MILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion 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 Lacota: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Lynn MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Owens M B PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Standard Sand and Silica - Lynne MineSandProducer
Lynne ClayClayPast Producer
S & E Contractors, Inc. - Dr. Slaughter Fish MineClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Marion 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
Bruceville1.1 miles9
Conner1.9 miles9
Grahamsville2.1 miles9
Lynne2.9 miles9
Nubys Corner2.9 miles9
Cedar Creek3.1 miles10
Forest Corners3.9 miles9
Lynn5.1 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305913. 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.