Linadale, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32784. The Survey maps it on the Emeralda Island 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
6 surveys from 12 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 Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Emeralda Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Linadale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,670 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | NICOTOON |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/RED BARN/0858 |
| 5 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LINADALE |
| 31 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/BRIDLE FIRE1014 |
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 Linadale: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Rock Industries - Marion Sand Mine | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linadale in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linadale | - | Several trees were blown down within the Ocala National Forest. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linadale | - | The Marion County Division of Public Safety reported trees down near Highways 42 and 450. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Scrub | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Starkes Ferry | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| East Silver Springs Shore | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stanton | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| East Lake Weir | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Lakes Park | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Weirsdale | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Moss Bluff | 9.9 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122541865 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307800. 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.





