Nubbin Ridge, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32531. The Survey maps it on the Baker 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 Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Baker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Nubbin Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,274 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHOE FIRE - 1117 |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | PINCH |
| 20 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SMALL FIRE. - 1083 |
| 7 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GATOR HOLE FIRE-1011 |
| 3 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DAIRY ROAD (46) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Town | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Baker | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Clear Springs | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Blackman | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Beaver Creek | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Milligan | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Peaden | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Springs | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294868. 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.






