Merediths, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Williston-Bronson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32618. The Survey maps it on the Bronson NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bronson NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
486 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 486 fires within 5 miles of Merediths between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,068 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 29 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 burning | 130 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 110 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/TILTED TRACTOR FIRE |
| 23 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 92 ND PL. (38) |
| 21 September 2002 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 63RD PL. (38) |
| 14 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Merediths: 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| D & M Johnston - Johnston Landfill Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Freebee Landholding, Ltd. - Freebee Levy County Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| O'Steen Bro. | Sand | Producer | ||
| Osteen Brothers - Osteen Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Watson Construction, Inc. - Archer Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merediths in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merediths | $30,000 | Five large oak and pine trees were knocked down near the 12000 block of NE 80th Avenue, and two power poles were snapped. Additionally, a tree fell on a house near the intersection of SE 5th Avenue and SE 4th Street in Chiefland. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merediths | $10,000 | Bronson Fire Department reported a tree down on power lines, blocking SR-24 and NE 99 Place. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Merediths | - | Off duty firefighter reported quarter size hail east of Bronson. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merediths | - | Local law enforcement reported several trees snapped at the base. One power pole was also snapped. Additionally, a couple of sheds were overturned. |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122549468 | The 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 294853. 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.




