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Lynn, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34488. The Survey maps it on the Halfmoon Lake quadrangle.

Lynn within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1999

The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lynn, surveyed 1999
Topographic sheet of Lynn, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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.

Fires near this place

387 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Lynn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,096 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 56 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/undetermined129
Natural68
Arson/incendiarism56
Debris and open burning42
Recreation and ceremony38
Equipment and vehicle use24
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaDAYTONA 2
4 September 2001Debris and open burning15 acresNational Forests in FloridaWELDENA
29 September 2019Recreation and ceremony16 acresNational Forests in FloridaSHERRILLS MILL
26 September 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaTOMAHAWK 3
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND NORTH
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND MIDDLE
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND SOUTH
10 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaWALDENA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lynn: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lynn MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lynne ClayClayPast Producer
Owens M B PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Standard Sand and Silica - Lynne MineSandProducer

Every working recorded in Marion 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Forest Corners1.3 miles9
Lynne2.9 miles9
Woods and Lakes3.3 miles10
Electra3.4 miles9
Lacota5.1 miles9
Bruceville5.9 miles9
Moss Bluff6.3 miles10
Nubys Corner6.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306946. 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.