Luraville, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dowling Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32060. The Survey maps it on the Mayo quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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
- 1955 USGS Mayo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Luraville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 745 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 34-PINE LIMB FIRE-#0219 |
| 6 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 04-61-JUNK PILE FIRE-0844 |
| 2 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 34-HAL ADAMS BRIDGE-333 |
| 10 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 180TH ST (61) |
| 7 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | 229TH DR (61) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Luraville: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dell Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mining - Mayo Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Denali, Inc. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Steinhatchee Constr. - Number One Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| San Pedro Poturiba (historical) | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lancaster | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dowling Park | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Newburn | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Mercer | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| McAlpin | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Mount | 11.7 miles | 9 |
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 Q122562348 | 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 294844. 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.




