BlockSan Francisco de Oconi, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Perry North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32336. The Survey maps it on the Snipe Island 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
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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 11 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
- 1955 USGS Snipe Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of San Francisco de Oconi (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 149 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 4 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | PINHOOK FIRE |
| 4 July 2019 | Natural | 65 acres | Florida Forest Service | 7-4 (62) |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | TRAM |
| 31 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2013 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | ECONFINA MARSH (62) |
| 26 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 62-COASTLINE FIRE-#357 |
| 26 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | CHERRY ISLAND |
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 San Francisco de Oconi (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aucilla Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| E.R. Jahna - Cabbage Grove Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandalay | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhorn | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Ilcombe (historical) | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Scanlon | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Nutall Rise | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Atawalia (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Econfina | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| San Juan de Guacara (historical) | 5.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294566. 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.