Pleasant Ridge, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the DeFuniak Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32435. It stands on Fish Pond Branch. The Survey maps it on the De Funiak Springs West quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 43 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
8 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.
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS De Funiak Springs West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
205 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 590 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 19 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 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) |
| 21 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Other causes | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | MILLARD GAINEY (66) |
| 17 September 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/SMITH RD-0535 |
| 17 September 1993 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Ridge in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $3,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 331 south of I-10. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $3,000 | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road and Bob Sikes Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $3,000 | Trees were blown down around 2644 Bob Sikes Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $3,000 | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Bond Drive and Cosson Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $1,000 | A large tree branch was snapped and fell on a power line along Coy Burgess Loop, causing the power line to come down. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | A tree was blown down onto Coy Burgess Loop. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Ridge | - | Flooding was reported on Boy Scout Road. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | All I-10 eastbound lanes were closed near mile marker 83 due to downed trees. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Ridge | - | Cosson Road was flooded and closed at the bridge due to flooding. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Ridge | - | Water rose up to the bridge on Corbin Ganey Road. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Pleasant Ridge | - | Spence Road off of Highway 81 was flooded and closed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosson Mill | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sconiers Mill | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Steele Church | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| De Funiak Springs | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dixon | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alpine Heights | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Walcan | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Koerber | 5.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295550. 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.







