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Mayo, Florida

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Mayo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32066. The Survey maps it on the Mayo quadrangle. 1,055 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 89 feet above sea level.

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Mayo within Lafayette County

Then and now

1954 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mayo, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Mayo, surveyed 1954

Population over time

2 figures

Mayo fell from 1,237 to 1,055 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,237
20201,055-182 (-15%)

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

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Mayo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,568 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 24 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 burning48
Natural30
Railroad operations and maintenance26
Arson/incendiarism24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use18
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Fireworks2

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
29 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceALTON ROAD (34)
21 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service34-PINE LIMB FIRE-#0219
2 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMOORE (34)
17 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceABBOTT GRADE (34)
13 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 August 1992Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 August 2000Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lafayette County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mayo: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Dell Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson Mining - Mayo MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Denali, Inc.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Steinhatchee Constr. - Number One MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Lafayette County

Storms near this place

37 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayo in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 30 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 1 tornado. 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
February 1998Thunderstorm WindMayo$15,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and a transformer was struck by lightning. Power outages reported countywide.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindMayo$10,000A few chicken houses were destroyed. A few large trees were down. Reported by the Lafayette County Sheriff.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMayo$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMayo$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in Lafayette county near Mayo.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindMayo$5,000Numerous trees were blown over. One shed had its tin roof torn off and another shed was tossed. Reported by the Lafayette County Sheriff.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindMayo$5,000A thunderstorm moved across the Mayo area downing trees and power lines. A car was seriously damaged by a fallen tree.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindMayo$3,000Multiple trees were blown down across Lafayette county.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000A tree fell onto a power line and resulted in a power outage just southwest of Mayo.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000Power lines were blown down.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage on the southeast side of Mayo.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000A tree and a power line were blown down on SE Malone Ave in Mayo.
September 2007Tornado (EF1)Mayo$2,000The tornado uprooted large oak trees with debris on State Highway 53 and County Road 351.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000Some trees and power lines down just west and northwest of Mayo. Reported by the Florida DOT.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMayo$2,000Downed trees and power lines at the intersection of County Road 355 and State Road 51. Reported by the Lafayette County Sheriff.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindMayo$1,500A tree was blown down onto power lines on East U.S. 27.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMayo$1,500Large tree limbs downed power lines.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindMayo$1,000A dead tree limb fell and caused damage to a porch.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMayo$1,000A power line was blown down on Dees Ct.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMayo$500The Lafayette County Sheriff reported several trees down.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindMayo$500The Lafayette County Sheriff reported a few large trees down on County Road 51.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMayo-Several trees were blown down across Lafayette County.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindMayo-Trees were blown down in Mayo.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMayo-A tree was blown down in Mayo.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindMayo-A few power lines were blown down near Mayo.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMayo-A tree was blown down.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMayo-A tree was blown down near Highway 27 and southwest Oak Street in Mayo.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMayo-Multiple trees were blown down around Mayo.
March 2014FloodMayo-Heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches during March 16th saturated the ground and produced flooding around the town of Mayo. A local state of emergency was declared by the town due to flooding.
August 2013FloodMayo-Water levels started rising on the SW side of Mayo out of a drainage area and began to inundate a portion of the town sometime late on Aug 21st or early in the 22nd. Rainfall from the 22nd and early on the 23rd worsened the problem. The area impacted was generally bounded between MLK Blvd and Roosevelt Circle. There were 6 roads in the area deemed impassible and many others flooded. These were a combination of dirt roads and paved roads. Some mobile homes had shallow water surrounding them but not entering the structures. A pump was used to reduce water levels in the area.
May 2012Heavy RainMayo-A storm total of 5.20 inches through 5 am EDT was measured at a USGS rain gauge just south of Luraville.
June 2012Heavy RainMayo-A storm total rainfall of 18.28 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby.
June 2012Heavy RainMayo-A storm total rainfall of 12.60 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby.
March 2008Funnel CloudMayo-A funnel cloud was observed near the high school in Mayo.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMayo-Several large trees and limbs were blown down.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindMayo-Large trees were toppled along SR 51 north of Mayo.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindMayo-no account filed
December 1996Thunderstorm WindMayo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lafayette 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
Alton2.0 miles8
Peterson3.5 miles8
San Pedro Junction3.6 miles8
Midway5.8 miles10
Buckville8.1 miles9
Cooks Hammock10.1 miles10
Townsend10.2 miles9
Day11.5 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MayoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2036781The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 286548. 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.