Moss Bluff, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32179. The Survey maps it on the Lake Weir quadrangle. It stands 52 feet above sea level.
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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lake Weir quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
405 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 405 fires within 5 miles of Moss Bluff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,551 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Natural | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE CATHERINE |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | TOMAHAWK 3 |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND NORTH |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND MIDDLE |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND SOUTH |
| 1 September 2014 | Natural | 3.4 acres | National Forests in Florida | MUD PRAIRIE 13 |
| 9 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WELLS POND |
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 Moss Bluff: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bluff Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moss Bluff in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Moss Bluff | $30,000 | Weak FO. One home destroyed, and several businesses with roof damage. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Bluff | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Bluff | - | A home near Ocklawaha had roof damage over the back porch due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Moss Bluff | - | Minor road flooding was reported along South Highway 314 A between Highway 464 C and Highway 40. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Moss Bluff | - | A private weather station measured 4.07 inches of rainfall since 2:30 pm. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Bluff | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| November 2014 | Heavy Rain | Moss Bluff | - | Observer measured 4.87 in 24 hours. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Moss Bluff | - | One inch hail was reported NE of Ocklawaha. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Moss Bluff | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Moss Bluff. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Moss Bluff | - | Dime and quarter size hail was reported in Moss Bluff. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moss Bluff | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Moss Bluff | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Pines | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Lakes Park | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| East Silver Springs Shore | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Woods and Lakes | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Electra | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Weir (historical) | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ocklawaha | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Candler | 4.6 miles | 10 |
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 Q86773651 | 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 306070. 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.




