Piney Grove, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. It stands on Polecat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Liberty quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Piney Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 501 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MCLENDON RD (66) |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66 / HARRISON DRIVE |
| 23 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/HWY 183, NORTH-0962 |
| 23 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SMITH RD (66) |
| 20 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/DVORAK DR-0958 |
| 17 September 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/SMITH RD-0535 |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Piney Grove: 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Collinsworth Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piney Grove in 13 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down on Lake Holly Circle off of Route 331 North. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | $500 | A tree was blown down on State Highway 83 and blocked one lane of traffic. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | $500 | A single tree was blown down along Highway 83 near County Road 185. No other damage was reported in the county. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Trees were blown down near Sunrise and Highway 331 North. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | A large tree blew down along Highway 83. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | A tree was blown down at 83 Institution Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Trees were blown down near Sunrise Road. |
| December 2014 | Flash Flood | Piney Grove | - | A 10 foot swath of water was completely covering the southbound lane of US Highway 83 South near De Funiak Springs. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Piney Grove | - | A friend of a spotter estimated nickel to quarter size hail on Highway 83 north of De Funiak Springs. |
| September 2012 | Flood | Piney Grove | - | Old Landfill Road and Spradlin Road were closed with standing water at least 1 foot deep due to areal flooding. |
| July 2009 | Flood | Piney Grove | - | Over six inches of water covered County Road 1883 just east of State Road 83. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Piney Grove | - | Penny size hail reported by the Walton County Sheriff. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Ridge | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Glendale | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dixon | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Liberty | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cluster Springs | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Union | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| De Funiak Springs | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295545. 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.






