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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.

Moss Bluff within Marion County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The 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 sheet of Moss Bluff, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Moss Bluff, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

405 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined91
Natural64
Equipment and vehicle use58
Debris and open burning55
Railroad operations and maintenance52
Arson/incendiarism38
Recreation and ceremony20
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Smoking3
Fireworks1

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
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaLAKE CATHERINE
4 September 1992Natural60 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaTOMAHAWK 3
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND NORTH
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND MIDDLE
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaBREAM POND SOUTH
1 September 2014Natural3.4 acresNational Forests in FloridaMUD PRAIRIE 13
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaWELLS POND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Moss Bluff ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

12 since 1997

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2001Tornado (F0)Moss Bluff$30,000Weak FO. One home destroyed, and several businesses with roof damage.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindMoss Bluff$500Large trees were blown down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMoss Bluff-A home near Ocklawaha had roof damage over the back porch due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2021FloodMoss Bluff-Minor road flooding was reported along South Highway 314 A between Highway 464 C and Highway 40.
August 2021Heavy RainMoss Bluff-A private weather station measured 4.07 inches of rainfall since 2:30 pm.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMoss Bluff-Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
November 2014Heavy RainMoss Bluff-Observer measured 4.87 in 24 hours.
April 2013HailMoss Bluff-One inch hail was reported NE of Ocklawaha.
July 2007HailMoss Bluff-Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Moss Bluff.
July 2007HailMoss Bluff-Dime and quarter size hail was reported in Moss Bluff.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMoss Bluff-no account filed
May 1997HailMoss Bluff-no account filed

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
Coronado Pines1.6 miles10
Forest Lakes Park2.5 miles10
East Silver Springs Shore2.9 miles10
Woods and Lakes3.0 miles10
Electra3.0 miles9
Lake Weir (historical)3.6 miles10
Ocklawaha3.7 miles10
Candler4.6 miles10

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 Q86773651The 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.