BlockOcklockonee, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Northeast Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32312. The Survey maps it on the Calvary 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 1988The same ground, surveyed 34 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 11 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Calvary quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Calvary quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Ocklockonee (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 | 58 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CONCORD RD (20) |
| 4 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-GRADY-002 |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LANGSTON LANE (20) 2011-04-0453 |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | JULIA MAE CT (37) |
| 18 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DEER RUN RD (20) |
| 4 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (20) QUAIL RIDGE RD |
| 29 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ocklockonee (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Blocker | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Iamonia | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bradfordville | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Jackson | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Centerville | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Knoll Estates | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Harbinwood Estates | 10.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294517. 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.