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Markham, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sanford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32771. The Survey maps it on the Sanford SW quadrangle.

Markham within Seminole County

Then and now

1955 to 1979

The 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 sheet of Markham, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Markham, surveyed 1955

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Markham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,732 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 3 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
Natural52
Railroad operations and maintenance19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
28 August 2000Natural12 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
25 August 2000Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2016Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSCRUB RD (48)
1 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined63 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined163 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 July 1992Natural40 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 July 2017Natural5.4 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSPUR (35)
8 July 2004Natural40 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Seminole 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 Markham: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Oviedo - Oviedo #1 MineSandUnknown
Unnamed Diatomite DepositsDiatomiteProspect

Every working recorded in Seminole 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
Paola1.6 miles14
Sylvan Lake1.6 miles14
Wilson Corner1.9 miles14
Alderene Park2.0 miles14
Heathrow2.3 miles14
Wilson Place2.4 miles14
Alaqua Lakes2.4 miles13
Woodruff Springs2.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301360. 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.