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.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1921 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Muscogee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Gonzalez quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cantonment quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cantonment quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | IVAN DEBRIS FIRE -1127 |
| 22 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARLANE CEMETARY (17) |
| 27 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OLIVE FIRE PILE 1125 |
| 25 July 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FLEMINGCIRCLEFIRE-0935 |
| 2 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BANKHEAD FIRE -1077 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escambia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Coast Grading and Paving - Dean | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc. - Surrey Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Panhandle Paving and Grading - Eight Mile | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Dot Pensacola - Brent Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Belleview Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Bitucrete Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Boley Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Fairground Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensley | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ferry Pass | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Brent | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Forest | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Tristan Village | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Riverview | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bellview | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Avondale | 4.8 miles | 18 |
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.









