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Osochi, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sneads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32442. It lies near Hickory Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sneads quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Osochi within Jackson County

Then and now

1954 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Osochi (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Osochi (historical), surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

108 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Osochi (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 570 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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 burning33
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural2
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

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 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLEWIS LANE (32)
24 September 2019Debris and open burning73 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBLUEBERRY DRIVE (32)
19 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 July 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 July 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service32/HOME FRONT RD-0866
21 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresFlorida Forest Service32/MATHIS DR-0453

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Osochi (historical): 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Sand, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Panama City - 40-Acre MineSandUnknownSand
Jackson Co. Bd of Co. Comm. - State MineSand, ClayUnknownClay, Sand
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Ls. ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson 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
Ocheesee Gardens2.0 miles13
Yamassee (historical)2.3 miles13
Hyhappo (historical)2.5 miles12
Shady Grove2.8 miles13
Sinai2.9 miles13
Inwood4.8 miles13
Tamathli (historical)4.9 miles13
Sneads5.3 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294525. 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.