BlockSanta Maria, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Munson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32570. 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
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Santa Maria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,177 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 70 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 57-191 FIRE-0845 |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Florida Forest Service | S34 (57) |
| 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 |
| 14 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | JOSHUA LANE (57) |
| 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 |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HALF MOON FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belandville | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| McLellan | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sellersville | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Munson | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Simmons Crossing | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fidelis | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Berrydale | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Whitfield | 12.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306900. 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.