Putnam Hall, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32666. The Survey maps it on the Putnam Hall quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1915 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Putnam Hall quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Putnam Hall quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
275 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Putnam Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,568 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 13 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 | 75 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1076 |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HALL LAKE FIRE |
| 9 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | BASS BOAT FIRE 2006-07-0272 |
| 31 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 707 (54) |
| 21 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BOWDOIN FIRE 2006-07-0286 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Putnam Hall: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Co Board of Co Comm. - Twin Lakes Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grandin Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Floirda Rock Industries - Grandin Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Grandin | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Putnam Hall in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam Hall | - | Numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down were received from Florahome to Melrose. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Putnam Hall | - | CWOP site recorded 2.31 inches within 2 hours. About 2.02 inches occurred within 1 hour. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Putnam Hall | - | The county sheriff reported quarter size hail on Highway 315 just south of Highway 100. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam Hall | - | Power lines were blown down between Florahome and Putnam Hall. Pea size hail was also reported. |
| March 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Putnam Hall | - | Weak FO. No significat damage |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Putnam Hall | - | Swath of large trees downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandin | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Florahome | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Melrose | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Georges Lake | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cooper L Hills Estates | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Ridge Park | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Baywood | 7.7 miles | 21 | |
| Whiteville | 8.4 miles | 24 |
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 Putnam Hall | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7262340 | 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 294225. 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.









