Ocala Park Ranch, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ocala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34482. The Survey maps it on the Reddick quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 85 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 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Citra quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Reddick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Ocala Park Ranch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,015 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 44TH AVE (42) |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-08-1094 |
| 9 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 225 FIRE (42) |
| 2 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/B&M FIRE |
| 9 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Ocala Park Ranch: 11 producers, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutwell Limerock Mining - Clifton Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Counts Constr. - Martin Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Counts Construction Co. - H&M Katz Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| M.J. Stavola - Stavola's Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| M.J. Stavola - Zuber Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| White Construction Co., Inc.-Clifton | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Zuber Hi-Cal Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Castro Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cummer Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gulf Hammock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Hills | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Zuber | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Quail Meadows | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Kendrick | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Regal Park | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Martin | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fellowship | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Highlands Estates | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 303923. 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.






