Macom, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32428. It stands on Double Branch. The Survey maps it on the Vernon quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 38 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Macom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,078 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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 | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/2 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/1 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOLLY HILLS RD (67) |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/DELTONA #1-0551 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/DELTONA #2-0552 |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | DELTONA BLVD (67) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Macom: 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & O Sand & Fill Equip Sandhills | Sand | Producer | ||
| Washington Co Comm. - Roche Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dmp Investments, Inc. - Washington County | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wausau | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Greenhead | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Grantham | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Holmes Valley | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bells Mill | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bradford | 6.8 miles | 14 |
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 Q122546642 | 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 301621. 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.







