Leonia, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the West Holmes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. The Survey maps it on the Darlington quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 38 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
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
98 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Leonia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 868 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 185 (30) |
| 22 June 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 June 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 June 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 May 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Leonia: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leonia in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leonia | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leonia | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines, impacting 780 customers. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leonia | $1,000 | A power line was blown down and resulted in a fire along Gillman Road. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Leonia | - | Highway 185 and Morrison Road were underwater. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Leonia | - | Highway 185 at Hurricane Creek had water over the roadway. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Leonia | - | Jones Loop Road was closed at the bridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Arrant Settlement | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Royals Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hudson | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Prosperity | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Barker Store | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Baker Settlement | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hickory Hill | 8.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 297500. 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.







