New Harmony, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. The Survey maps it on the New Harmony quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Laurel Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Laurel Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS New Harmony quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of New Harmony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,373 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66 / HARRISON DRIVE |
| 14 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | PETTY LIGHTNING STRIKE (66) |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 New Harmony: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Harmony in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | New Harmony | $100,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down. A barn and several homes were damaged, along with downed trees. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Harmony | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 331. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Harmony | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on County Road 2A near U.S. Highway 331. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Harmony | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the Highway 331 and Highway 2A intersection. |
| April 2014 | Flood | New Harmony | - | Little Creek Trail was closed at a low spot due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ealum | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gordon | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cluster Springs | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Caney Creek | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pond Creek | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Flowersville | 7.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294864. 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.






