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Marion Oaks, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Belleview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34473. The Survey maps it on the Shady quadrangle.

Marion Oaks within Marion County

Then and now

1895 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 96 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 Oaks, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Marion Oaks, surveyed 1895

Compare 1895 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

237 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Marion Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,827 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 55 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
Arson/incendiarism55
Debris and open burning39
Equipment and vehicle use39
Railroad operations and maintenance39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Natural17
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2

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
5 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-08-1071
15 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION/153 FIRE
9 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMARION OAKS LANE FIRE
28 August 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION OAKS PASS
19 August 2001Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 August 2001Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 July 2001Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 July 2014Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service157TH(42)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

25 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion Oaks in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 3 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. 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
October 1996Tornado (F0)Marion Oaks$55,000no account filed
February 2021LightningMarion Oaks$2,000Lightning struck a tree that caused part of the tree to fall onto a home in Marion Oaks. The caused minor roof damage. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 2002Tornado (F0)Marion Oaks$2,000Trees snapped and twisted. Numerous trees down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks$1,000A large oak tree was snapped at the trunk and fell across SW 153rd Place Road. It blocked the entrance to the Marion Oaks neighborhood. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in the Storm Data database.
September 2025Heavy RainMarion Oaks-A public weather station part of a mesonet network measured 3.69 inches in about 45 minutes. Rainfall started around 6:14 pm.
September 2025Heavy RainMarion Oaks-A public rain gage part of a mesonet network measured a daily storm total of 4.12 inches. Rainfall started around 6:15 pm.
September 2025Heavy RainMarion Oaks-A public rain gage part of a mesonet network measured storm total 4.05 inches. Rainfall began around 5 pm.
July 2024Heavy RainMarion Oaks-A public weather station Weather Hub - | KFLOCALA568 measured 4.34 inches from | training storms. Rain began at 7 PM EDT.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-A tree was blown down near SW 144th Place. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-A tree was blown down near Marion Oaks Drive and Marion Oaks Manor.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Power lines were blown down on SW 128th Place. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Power lines were blown down near SW 116th Lane Road. The time of the event was based on radar.
July 2016Tornado (EF0)Marion Oaks-Significant tree damage occurred in the Marion Oaks Subdivision along SW 36th Avenue Road, Marion Oaks Blvd, SW 39th Court, and toward SW 30th Avenue. Eyewitness reports indicated that the tornado remained elevated at tree top level with little ground contact. Some branches were stripped of bark, but most damage occurred to tops of the trees.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Multiple trees were blown down in Marion Oaks. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-A tree was blown down on Marion Oaks Manor Road.
January 2011Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-A tree was blown down new SW 144th Place Road and SW 33rd Court by thunderstorm winds.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Several trees were blown down as thunderstorm winds gusted to a measured 58 mph. No injuries were reported.
March 2010Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds at Marion Oaks. The time of the event was based on radar.
June 2010HailMarion Oaks-Penny size hail was reported at the Marion Oaks Golf and Country Club.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Trees were blown down in the Pine Eden area of Marion Oaks.
May 2009Funnel CloudMarion Oaks-The general public reported a funnel cloud which dissipated before reaching the ground.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMarion Oaks-Power lines were blown down near Santos. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
June 2002Funnel CloudMarion Oaks-Funnel cloud reported just off the ground.
June 2002HailMarion Oaks-Nickel sized hail.
August 2003Funnel CloudMarion Oaks-no account filed

Every storm 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
Ocala Sun RV Resort1.6 miles16
Danks Corner3.4 miles17
Monroes Corner3.6 miles17
Pedro3.8 miles18
Ocala Waterway4.2 miles16
Ross Prairie5.7 miles16
Shady6.0 miles16
Belleview Heights6.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307784. 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.