Lynne, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34488. The Survey maps it on the Lynne quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The 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
5 surveys from 9 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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lynne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
392 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 392 fires within 5 miles of Lynne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,490 acres in total. 86 started naturally. 52 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 | 108 |
| Natural | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | DAYTONA 2 |
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | National Forests in Florida | WELDENA |
| 4 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | National Forests in Florida | SHERRILLS MILL |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND NORTH |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND MIDDLE |
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 Lynne: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Owens M B Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Standard Sand and Silica - Lynne Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Lynne Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| S & E Contractors, Inc. - Dr. Slaughter Fish Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lynne in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down along SR-40 in the Ocala National Forest. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Lynne | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | $500 | A large tree was blown down near the intersection of North Highway 314A and East Highway 40. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | $500 | Multiple trees were blown down. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for the event to be included in StormData (likely an underestimate). |
| May 2023 | Heavy Rain | Lynne | - | A public station along Owens Lake just north of State Road 40 in Lynne measured 4.14 inches of rain in about 3 hours. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | - | The Ocala Electric Utility reported trees down on power lines along Southeast 24th Street in Silver Springs. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | - | Trees were blown down across many areas of east Ocala. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Lynne | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lynne | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynne | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Lynne | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Corners | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lacota | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lynn | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bruceville | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Nubys Corner | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Grahamsville | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Conner | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Electra | 4.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Lynne | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20065062 | 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 305997. 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.




