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Montague, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Ocala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34480. The Survey maps it on the Ocala East quadrangle.

Montague within Marion County

Then and now

1895 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Montague, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Montague, surveyed 1895

Compare 1895 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

191 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Montague between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,519 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 13 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
Railroad operations and maintenance50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Misuse of fire by a minor26
Equipment and vehicle use25
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking4
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION/92 PLACE FIRE
22 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution8.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSE 85TH LANE(42)
10 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION/THE DOGWOOD FIRE
8 August 2004Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION/SQUIRREL FIRE
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBAHIA FIRE/ MARION
26 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSE 78TH ST (42)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Montague: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Margie Wood Trucking, Inc. - Margie Wood MineSandUnknown
S & E Contractors, Inc. - Baseline MineSandUnknown
Canal PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ocala QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Santos PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

16 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montague in 16 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMontague1 hurtA power pole was blown down onto a vehicle | along South Pine Avenue with one person | inside. The person inside was electrically | shocked, but medical transport was not | needed. The time of damage was based on | radar.
September 2020Thunderstorm WindMontague$5,000A tree was blown down onto a home along SE 25th Terrace. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMontague$1,000Multiple trees and powerlines down along SE 55th place. Trees and powerlines were reported to be twisted together. Damage was from downburst winds. Time was estimated by radar.
August 2013FloodMontague$100Portion of major roads in Ocala were flooded, including Highway 301 near State Road 434 and Pine Avenue. The cost of damage was unknown and estimated so the event could be included in StormData.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMontague-Trees were blown down into power lines along | SE 38th Street. The time of damage was based | on radar.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindMontague-A large tree fell across East fort king St near SE 7th Ave. Photo was relayed via social media.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindMontague-Power lines were blown down at the intersection of SE 14th Street and SE 25th Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMontague-The public reported large tree limbs blown down.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMontague-Winds blew down trees along 2750 SE 49th Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindMontague-Trees and power lines were blown down near 4101 Southeast 26th Court Road.
June 2008Heavy RainMontague-A HAM radio operator measured 2.9 inches in one hour at the intersection of State Roads 326 and 35.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindMontague-Trees and power lines were blown down north of Silver Springs and east of Ocala. Over 700 residents were without power between 415 pm to 500 pm.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindMontague-Power lines and a large pole were blown down along Southeast 91st Place, about 5 miles north northwest of Belleview. The time of the event was estimated based on radar.
December 2007Thunderstorm WindMontague-Trees were blown down across power lines.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMontague-Trees were blown down in Silver River State Park.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMontague-Four large trees were blown down on Southeast 36th Ave. and Maricamp Rd. A pickup truck and horse trailer were blown into a ditch.

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Maricamp1.2 miles16
Huntington1.5 miles16
Camp Roosevelt2.2 miles16
Santos3.0 miles17
Silver Springs Shores4.3 miles17
Ocala4.3 miles17
Silver Springs4.7 miles16
Shady6.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295462. 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.