BlockRixford, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Live Oak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32060. It lies near Horse Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Live Oak East quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Live Oak East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Rixford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 738 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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 | 69 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 06-12-136 FIRE-0885 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 18TH PLACE (61) |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GUARDRAIL (04-61) |
| 21 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | 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 Rixford: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbett Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Suwannee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suwannee | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Suwannee Springs | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Live Oak | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Slade | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Union | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Dickert | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Houston | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Starr | 7.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307777. 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.