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Olive, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32514. The Survey maps it on the Cantonment quadrangle.

Olive within Escambia County

Then and now

1921 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Olive, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Olive, surveyed 1921

Compare 1921 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Olive between 1992 and 2020, burning about 199 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Equipment and vehicle use22
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Debris and open burning13
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
30 September 2001Smokingunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceIVAN DEBRIS FIRE -1127
22 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARLANE CEMETARY (17)
27 August 2000Misuse of fire by a minor6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 July 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceOLIVE FIRE PILE 1125
25 July 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceFLEMINGCIRCLEFIRE-0935
2 July 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBANKHEAD FIRE -1077

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Escambia County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Olive: 8 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. 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.

Every working recorded in Escambia 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
Ensley1.2 miles17
Ferry Pass2.3 miles17
Brent2.9 miles17
Pine Forest3.3 miles17
Tristan Village3.5 miles18
Riverview3.9 miles17
Bellview4.5 miles18
Avondale4.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295510. 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.