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Norman, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Spring Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34613. The Survey maps it on the Brooksville quadrangle.

Norman within Hernando County

Then and now

1954 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Norman, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Norman, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

407 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of Norman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,183 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 62 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 maintenance92
Equipment and vehicle use81
Arson/incendiarism62
Debris and open burning50
Misuse of fire by a minor41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Natural32
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 1992Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceDRY CREEK/1187
22 September 1992Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 1992Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 September 2008Debris and open burning1.5 acresFlorida Forest Service27/AMITY ROAD FIRE/0936
17 September 1997Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 September 1994Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2004Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHEXUM FIRE/0734

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hernando County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Norman: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Calcium, 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
Brooksville Gay QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Brooksville Lime KilnCalciumPlant
Dot Dade City - Mason-Smith MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Florida Crushed Stone - Greg MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Hernando 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
Brookridge0.4 miles16
Wiscon1.6 miles16
High Point2.1 miles14
Camps3.9 miles16
North Brooksville4.3 miles16
South Brooksville4.8 miles16
Brooksville5.2 miles16
Powell5.3 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300934. 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.