Muddy Ford, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Eglin AFB census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32566. It lies near West Head. The Survey maps it on the Holley quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1921 USGS Holley quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Holley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Holley quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Holley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Holley quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Walton Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Holley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
235 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 235 fires within 5 miles of Muddy Ford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,788 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 maintenance | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RED HERON (57) |
| 6 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MENORCA FIRE - 1181 |
| 30 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | KIT LANE (57) |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 57-SUNNYBROOK FIRE-1462 |
| 24 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | EL PASEO FIRE-1661 |
| 22 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Muddy Ford: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. -Holly Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| M and L Sand Co. - Navarre Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| O.C. Mills Sand Co. - Mills Mine | Sand | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holley | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Harper | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Navarre | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Woodlawn Beach | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Broxson | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Bluff | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Dickerson City | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Tiger Point | 10.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295470. 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.









