Resota Beach, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lynn Haven census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32409. It stands on Econfina Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bayhead quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 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
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1944 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Resota Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,171 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 11 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 | 66 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 38 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/HALSEY CIRCLE-0941 |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | F&W FORESTRY CB ESCAPE |
| 22 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SKINNER RD |
| 2 September 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KENT RD FIRE |
| 16 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLUEBIRD LN (03) |
| 11 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARY ANN DR (03) |
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 Resota Beach: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Sand Co. Lynn Haven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dmp Investments, Inc. - Cedar Bluff Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Gulf Asphalt Corporation - Highway 388 | Sand | Producer | ||
| Pitts Sd. & Gravel - Mowat | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Resota Beach in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Resota Beach | $5,000 | A large pine tree was uprooted, which caused a water main break. The break affected 30 homes near Hitchcock and Resota Beach Roads. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Resota Beach | - | Trees were blown down in the Resota Beach area. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Resota Beach | - | The public reported via social media that winds were estimated near 70 mph near Cherokee Landing. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayhead | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Southport | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bayou George | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Vicksburg | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Majette | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lynn Haven | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Brannonville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| San Carlos Chacatos (historical) | 5.7 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554508 | 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 295572. 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.








