BlockNugalla, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. The Survey maps it on the Manlin Hammock quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Manlin Hammock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Nugalla (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 463 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | COOEY ISLAND GRADE (62) |
| 24 June 2000 | Natural | 85 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HICKORY MOUND IMPOUNDMENT (62) |
| 23 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | 62 - CRUCE FIRE #0293 |
| 14 May 1996 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Natural | 250 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atawalia (historical) | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Waylonzo | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Econfina | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Roach | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Scanlon | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ilcombe (historical) | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| San Francisco de Oconi (historical) | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhorn | 8.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294565. 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.