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Ocheeseulga, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Blountstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32424. The Survey maps it on the Blountstown quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ocheeseulga within Calhoun County

Then and now

1945 to 1990

The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ocheeseulga (historical), surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Ocheeseulga (historical), surveyed 1945

Compare 1945 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

89 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Ocheeseulga (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 768 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 4 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 burning35
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Natural8
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service07/OVERHOLT-0534
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWRENNIE MOODY (07)
28 August 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service07/BAILEY ROAD2007-02-0931
28 August 1998Debris and open burning7.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 1993Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 July 2007Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service07/POWERLINE-0810
20 July 2000Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 July 2000Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ocheeseulga (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Holmes Bros Pit & Brick PlantClayUnknown
Overholt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
White Construction Company, Inc. - Glenn Warren MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
McNeal (historical)2.7 miles15
New Hope2.9 miles15
Sharpstown2.9 miles15
Durham (historical)3.0 miles15
Blountstown3.2 miles15
Abe Springs4.9 miles14
Pine Island5.2 miles15
Choconickla (historical)5.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294519. 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.