Redbay, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Redbay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32455. It lies near Hunter Hill. The Survey maps it on the Redbay quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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 13 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 Redbay quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Redbay quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Redbay quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Redbay between 1992 and 2019, burning about 893 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 81 (66) |
| 16 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/HWY 81-0845 |
| 19 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 145 |
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 Redbay: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditch Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redbay in 9 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $3,000 | A tree was blown onto a power line in the Red Bay area according to the Chelco power company facebook page. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines in the Red Bay area resulting in a power outage to 213 customers. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $2,000 | A power outage occurred due to part of a tree falling on a power line west of Red Bay. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $1,000 | Four to five trees were blown down on Dead River Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $1,000 | A tree was blown down across State Highway 81 north of State Road 20. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on County Highway 81. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | - | A tree was blown down onto Magnolia Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbay | - | Trees were blown down across several roads in Walton County. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Redbay | - | A long duration of flooding was reported after the heavy rains ended along Bruce Creek in eastern Walton county with a photo showing McKinnon Bridge Road underwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Hill | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Battle Ground Forks | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eucheeanna | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Douglass Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bruce | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Hill | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Bend | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| Argyle | 10.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 289556. 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.







