Marcy, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Indiantown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34974. The Survey maps it on the Marcy quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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 15 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.
- 1953 USGS Marcy quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Okeechobee 4 NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Marcy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,328 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 4 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 | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | Natural | 5.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | HORSE TRACK (43) |
| 14 September 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RANCH (43) |
| 1 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1996 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | (MA) WALPOLE (1310) |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marcy in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Marcy | $7,500 | A NWS Storm Survey determined that a severe thunderstorm along a band of convection spawned a brief tornado over rural northwest Martin County. The EF-0 tornado, with estimated winds of 70-80 mph, caused minor damage to a screen porch and damaged roof shingles on a two-story home. The tornado also ripped a portions of a roof and south-facing wall from an adjacent barn and uprooted a large tree. Debris was carried northward from the impact area. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcy | $1,000 | A strong thunderstorm with estimated wind gusts near 50 mph caused minor wind damage at the J & S Fish Camp in western Martin County. A park officer reported that four awnings were torn off mobile homes, and multiple medium sized tree branches were torn off trees. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Marcy | - | The public reported hail up to half dollar sized near J & S Fish Camp. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Marcy | - | CoCoRaHS and mesonet reports indicated that between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell in just two to three hours during the late afternoon of September 19. Several observations over five inches were received from Sanford and Lake Mary (the highest value was from a Weather Underground mesonet site in Sanford; 5.90 inches). The ASOS at the Sanford International Airport (KSFB) measured 5.17 inches of rain, with 4.22 inches falling between 1600-1700 LST. |
| September 2020 | Flood | Marcy | - | Persistent, heavy thunderstorms dropped between four and six inches of rain across far western Martin County between 1400 and 1700LST, as measured by two rain gauges. Roadways, drainage canals and low spots were flooded and water entered into the bar area of the J&S Fish Camp. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcy | - | Multiple trees of 3 to 4 inches in diameter and 7 to 8 feet tall were blown down on Martin Highway between Fox Brown Road and Allapatah Road. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Marcy | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported by the public near Martin Highway at Fox Brown Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zana | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bluefield | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bessemer | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Port Mayaca | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Indiantown | 11.9 miles | 15 | |
| Arundel | 19.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tropical Park | 20.1 miles | 17 | |
| Queens Park | 20.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307534. 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.
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.







