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Pilaklakha, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bushnell-Center Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33514. The Survey maps it on the Center Hill quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Pilaklakha within Sumter County

Then and now

1955 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pilaklakha (historical), surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Pilaklakha (historical), surveyed 1955

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Pilaklakha (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,412 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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 burning31
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Equipment and vehicle use22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
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
13 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceYOUTH CAMP RD (35)
20 August 1999Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 August 1999Natural30 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 July 2006Debris and open burning4.0 acresFlorida Forest Service35/AUSTIN FIRE/0783
20 June 1993Equipment and vehicle use60 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 June 2004Natural50 acresFlorida Forest ServiceROGERS ISLAND FIRE -0602
16 June 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 June 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sumter County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pilaklakha (historical): 7 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Peat, Limestone, General, 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
Central Florida Excavating - Brown Fish PondSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Florida Crushed Stone - Center Hill QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
L.J.Stephens Transp., Centerhill QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
C & C Peat - Honeycut PitPeatProducerPeat
Center Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Center Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hillary Peat - Heneycut Lake PitPeatProducerPeat
Mabel PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Reliable Peat - Youth Camp MinePeatProducerPeat

Every working recorded in Sumter 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
Center Hill1.2 miles10
Mabel3.8 miles10
Bevilles Corner3.9 miles15
Oak Grove3.9 miles13
Webster4.1 miles13
Linden5.6 miles13
Carver6.5 miles15
Tarrytown6.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294520. 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.