Rice Creek, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32177. It stands on Rice Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palatka quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1912 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
248 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Rice Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 957 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | RICE CREEK(54) |
| 17 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 309C (54) |
| 14 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/RUN AWAY FIRE |
| 12 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/JOHNS RD FIRE |
| 12 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/WILLIAM FIRE |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/PLUM FIRE |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rice Creek: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatka Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Teasdale | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Springside Park | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Springside | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bardin | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Grandview | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cypress Point | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Palatka | 4.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295574. 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.






