BlockPinetta, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Madison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32350. The Survey maps it on the Pinetta quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 9 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pinetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Pinetta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 723 acres in total. 13 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 | 89 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FERN (40) |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 201ALOE (40) |
| 21 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-LOWNDES-004 |
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 Pinetta: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Construction Company, Inc. - William R Washington Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
Storms near this place
25 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinetta in 25 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Flood | Pinetta | $3,500,000 | Moderate to record flooding along the Withlacoochee River closed several roads, including County Roads 145 and 150 east of Pinetta to the bridge. Many homes along the river were flooded, with evacuations on April 5 and 6. Oakhill Road flooded at 65 feet. Several dirt roads were washed out. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $20,000 | A tree fell on a home near Pineta with tree damage along NE Persimmon Drive. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $10,000 | A few trees were down. One tree fell on a mobile home. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $5,000 | Photos show a bent metal ham radio antenna and satellite dish as well as some damage to an awning of a house. Damage cost was estimated. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $3,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines resulting in power outages in far northeast Madison county. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage in Pinetta. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were blown down on NE Persimmon Dr. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $2,000 | Numerous downed trees reported by the Madison County EMA. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $2,000 | Madison County S.O. reported several downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Rocky Ford Rd, north of Captain Buie Rd, and just east of Cherry Lake. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $1,000 | Several downed trees reported by the Madison County Sheriff. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | $1,000 | County emergency management reported numerous trees blown down across State road 145. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Pinetta | - | Flooding was reported across the road along NE Oak Hill Road. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Pinetta | - | Flooding was reported across NE Pineapple Street. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Bellville Road and Oak Hill Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was blown down in the northern part of Madison county. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was blown down onto NE Raintree Ave. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A few trees were blown down in northern Madison county. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was reported down east of Pinetta. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was blown down on Oak Hill Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Highway 150 and Highway 145. |
| March 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pinetta | - | A 24 hour total of 3.16 inches was measured by FL-MS-2. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetta | - | A tree fell on a power line and snapped the utility pole across State Road 145 and Persimmon Drive. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pinetta | - | Dime to golfball sized hail along State Highway 145 just south of Pinetta. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Etotulga (historical) | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hanson | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Lake | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Madison | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hamburg | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Maysland | 11.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lovett | 11.9 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pinetta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19987579 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288941. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.