Norum, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32462. It stands on Fanning Branch. The Survey maps it on the Millers Ferry quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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 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 Millers Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Millers Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Millers Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Norum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/2 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/1 MOSS HILL ROAD |
| 15 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 67/WARD PLACE-0472 |
| 14 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 67/CREEK ROAD-0458 |
| 12 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WILDERNESS ROAD (67) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Norum: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vernon Brick Co Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Beverett Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Ward Mine | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Valley | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Vernon | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| New Hope | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sylvania | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Millers Ferry | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Live Oak | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hinsons Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Macom | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301623. 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.







