San Carlos Chacatos, Florida
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Southport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32409. The Survey maps it on the Southport quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 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 19 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.
- 1943 USGS Southport quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Southport quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Southport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Southport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of San Carlos Chacatos (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,854 acres in total. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | F&W FORESTRY CB ESCAPE |
| 27 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/RACCOON RD-0620 |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | 73 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/ST JOE RD 18-0562 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/AIRPORT COMMAND 0554 |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SPIKES RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of San Carlos Chacatos (historical): 7 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Sand & Excavation, Inc. - American Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Calvin's Heavy Equiptment, Inc. - Skunk Valley 2 | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Cato Enterprises, Inc. - S.R. 77 Barrow Pit | Sand | Unknown | ||
| City of Lynn Haven - Lynn Haven Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dmp Investments, Inc. - Cedar Bluff Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dmp Investments, Inc. - Skunk Valley Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Gulf Asphalt Corporation - Highway 388 | Sand | Producer | ||
| Jimmy Petty, Jr. - Petty Sand #1 | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Southport | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Resota Beach | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bayhead | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lynn Haven | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bennett | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Econfina | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bayou George | 9.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294502. 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.








