Ocala Ridge, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Ocala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34482. The Survey maps it on the Ocala West quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1895 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ocala West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Ocala West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Ocala Ridge between 1993 and 2019, burning about 599 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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) |
| 22 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/SECO FIRE |
| 29 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/475-A FIRE |
| 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 |
| 8 June 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ocala Ridge: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 | |
| White Construction Co., Inc.-Clifton | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Castro Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kendrick Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Number 8 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ocala Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martel | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Quail Meadows | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Thoroughbred Acres | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sherman Oaks | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Golden Hills | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Olive | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Park Ranch | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122597016 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295498. 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.






