Lafayette, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the East Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32311. The Survey maps it on the Lafayette quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1954 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Lafayette between 1992 and 2019, burning about 256 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PALMERS PARK PL (37) |
| 12 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 June 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) TRAM RD FIRE |
| 27 May 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) TWIN LAKES FIRE |
| 7 April 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | SCHOOL HOUSE RD (37) |
| 22 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (37) MAYLOR RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lafayette: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - Shelfer Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Jimmy Crowder Excavating - Tram Road | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lafayette in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lafayette | $75,000 | There were several power poles down in the Southwood Plantation community near Apalachee Parkway and Idlewild Drive. Several business signs were damaged along the Apalachee Parkway. A large branch was hurtled through the roof of a business. The awning of a restaurant was blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Tallahassee | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Four Points | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Peter | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Belair | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Henrietta | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Corey | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Chaires | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285205. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







