BlockLulu, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32061. The Survey maps it on the Lulu quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 8 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lulu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
178 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Lulu between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,895 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-63-LONELY FIRE 1252 |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-63-NOV/MAILMAN FIRE-1137 |
| 23 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | PETE |
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 Lulu: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County # 1 Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Water, Free | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lulu in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Lightning | Lulu | 3 hurt | A person was struck by lightning near SE County Road 245, SSE of Lake City. Two others were also injured near the strike victim also injured. All three were taken to a hospital with injuries. |
| December 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Lulu | 1 hurt | Columbia County Emergency Management reports damage to 12 homes and one home destroyed. A business was also destroyed. Extensive damage was reported in the community of Woodborough along Scenic Lake drive as well as along Moore road northwest of Lake City. One minor injury was reported with minor lacerations. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near the Columbia and Baker county line. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Lulu | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16894368 | 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 286209. 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.