BlockNeedmore, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2006. It stands in the North Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32096. The Survey maps it on the Fargo SW quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 2006The same ground, surveyed 52 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
6 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Fargo SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Okefenokee Swamp quadrangle1:100000
- 2006 USGS Fargo SW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,349 acres in total. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | HOUND |
| 8 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Natural | 57 acres | Florida Forest Service | 12-6 O'CLOCK FIRE |
| 23 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 441 (12) |
| 21 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2002 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Needmore: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Columbia Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium | Prospect | Chemical Sediment, Marine |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Deep Creek | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Greenfield | 15.8 miles | 11 | |
| Suwannee Valley | 16.9 miles | 9 | |
| Springville | 18.2 miles | 9 | |
| Winfield | 19.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lacymark | 22.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307811. 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.