Ludlam, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33155. The Survey maps it on the South Miami quadrangle.

Ludlam within Miami-Dade County

Then and now

1950 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ludlam, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Ludlam, surveyed 1950

Compare 1950 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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.

1950 USGS South Miami quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
1956 USGS South Miami quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Miami quadrangle1:100000
1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
1988 USGS South Miami quadrangle1:24000
1994 USGS South Miami quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

17 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ludlam between 1992 and 2018, burning about 130 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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
Misuse of fire by a minor	7
Arson/incendiarism	4
Debris and open burning	2
Smoking	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Recreation and ceremony	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
12 August 2001	Misuse of fire by a minor	3.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
14 June 2011	Arson/incendiarism	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	SUNSET (13)
28 May 1994	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
21 May 1994	Railroad operations and maintenance	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
27 April 1996	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
21 April 1999	Debris and open burning	25 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 April 2003	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
14 April 1998	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Miami-Dade County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ludlam: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Oolite Rock Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Red Road Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Tropical Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Miami-Dade 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Coral Terrace	0.9 miles	14
Coral Way Village	1.5 miles	14
South Miami	1.9 miles	14
Coral Gables	1.9 miles	14
Westchester	2.0 miles	14
Alameda	2.1 miles	14
West Miami	2.1 miles	14
Pioneer Park	2.1 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1805276. 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.