Mikasuki, Florida

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Metcalf quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mikasuki within Jefferson County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mikasuki (historical), surveyed 1981

Topographic sheet of Mikasuki (historical), surveyed 1954

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.

1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1956 USGS Metcalf quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Mikasuki (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 320 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Natural	2
Recreation and ceremony	1

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
27 August 2016	Debris and open burning	4.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-THOMAS-001
1 July 2007	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
8 June 2011	Natural	5.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	MOCCASIN HILL (37)
3 June 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	25 acres	Florida Forest Service	MAGNOLIA (37)
16 June 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2000-THOMAS-135
7 May 2011	Debris and open burning	13 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-THOMAS-092
27 May 2005	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	COCROFT ROAD FIRE
24 May 1992	Railroad operations and maintenance	3.1 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Fincher	2.1 miles	8
Festus	2.3 miles	7
Jarrett	2.7 miles	7
Alma	4.4 miles	7
Montivilla	7.8 miles	7
Lois	8.2 miles	7
Monticello	8.5 miles	7
Casa Blanco	9.5 miles	7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294511. 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.