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Marion, Florida

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32052. The Survey maps it on the Hillcoat quadrangle.

Marion within Hamilton County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Marion, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Marion, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

181 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Marion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 602 acres in total. 12 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 burning55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Natural12
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1993Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 September 1993Natural4.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service18TH PLACE (61)
21 September 1992Debris and open burning7.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service04-24-NOV/118TH LANE FIRE -1292
18 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCR 137-1 (24-4)
18 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCR 137-2 (24-4)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hamilton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Marion: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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
Corbett MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hamilton County ReconniassancePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1966

Every working recorded in Hamilton County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion$200A tree was blown down at Highway 129 and Interstate 75. The cost of damage was estimated.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindMarion-A tree was blown down near SE County Road 137 and 50th Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMarion-Up to 9 trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 41 between White Springs and Suwannee Springs. The time of damage was based on radar.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMarion-Numerous trees down across the southeast portion of the county.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindMarion-Trees were blown down along 24th Street.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindMarion-Trees were blown down along Highway 41 South, near Sweet Creek Mines.
May 2011HailMarion-Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 41 at the intersection of County Road 137.
April 2010HailMarion-Quarter size hail was reported in Suwanee Springs. The time of the event was based on radar.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindMarion-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts over 60 mph that snapped 60 foot tall pine trees about 35 feet above the ground along Interstate 75 at Exit 451 in southeast Hamilton County. The time of the report is based on radar.

Every storm recorded in Hamilton 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
Hillcoat2.9 miles8
Camps Still4.3 miles9
Jasper5.3 miles8
Adams5.5 miles9
Genoa6.6 miles9
Rawls7.6 miles8
Kennedy Still7.8 miles8
Blacks Still7.9 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294846. 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.