BlockMattox, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Callahan-Hilliard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32234. The Survey maps it on the Macclenny East quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 64 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1917 USGS Macclenny quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Macclenny quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Macclenny East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Mattox between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,176 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 11 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 | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 301 (16) |
| 7 August 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | O AND I BOUNDARY (16) |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | 7.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1053 |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | 92 acres | Florida Forest Service | RD 72 (02) |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mattox: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295436. 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.