Rock Creek, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32531. It stands on Cobb Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hurricane Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1948 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 30 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1948 USGS Munson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Munson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Hurricane Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,823 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Florida Forest Service | S34 (57) |
| 22 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHARLES BOOKER ROAD (46) |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 46 - KENNEDY BRIDGE RD FIRE - 0836 |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | NORTH BELANDVILLE HAYFIELD (57) |
| 9 August 2007 | Natural | 204 acres | Florida Forest Service | 57 - SMOKEY'S BIRTHDAY FIRE |
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 Rock Creek: 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Jeffers - Jeffers Mine | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Escambia Farms | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Good Hope | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Blackman | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cannon Town | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Nubbin Ridge | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Peaden | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Grove | 11.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306295. 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.






