Nixon, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Youngstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32404. It stands on South Fork Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Youngstown quadrangle.
Then and now
1945 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 43 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1945 USGS Youngstown quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Youngstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Youngstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
148 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Nixon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,910 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/TOWER ROAD |
| 7 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GRIFFIN ROAD (03) |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/KELLER-0555 |
| 22 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CAMPFLOWERS RD 1307 (03) |
| 16 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLUEBIRD LN (03) |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | 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 Nixon: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Asphalt - Camp Flowers Rd. Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Regester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bay County Board of Co. Comm. - Camp Flowers Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Bay County Board of Co. Comm. - Highway 231 | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nixon in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixon | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down with minor damage to roofs. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixon | $5,000 | The public reported shingles blown off via mPING. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Nixon | - | Highway 231 was flooded at the Bear Creek Bridge. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Nixon | - | The North Bear Creek Bridge was reported overtopped. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Nixon | - | The public reported a car underwater, a camper flooded, and water 2 feet from a house at 10304 River Alley Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Youngstown | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Majette | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Couch | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bayou George | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bennett | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bayhead | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Saunders | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295493. 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.







