Saxton, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lawtey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32058. The Survey maps it on the Lawtey quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 63 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
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1918 USGS Lawtey quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lawtey quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
406 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 406 fires within 5 miles of Saxton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,774 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 93 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 229 (04) |
| 3 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | SR 16 NW (04) |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 55TH AVE (04) |
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03-04-84TH AVE.FIRE-1227 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Saxton: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Kyanite, Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Deposit | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | 1946, 1949, 1986 | |
| Highland Deposit | Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1946, 1949, 1989 | |
| Highland Operation | Titanium, Zirconium, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1946, 1955 | |
| Trail Ridge | Zirconium, Titanium | Producer | 1946, 1949 | |
| Trail Ridge Placer | Titanium-Ilmenite | Producer | Kyanite, Zircon, Rutile, Leucoxene | |
| Trail Ridge Concentrator | Kyanite, Titanium, Zirconium, Aluminum | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawtey | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Heilbronn | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Starke | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sampson | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| New River | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hampton | 10.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hampton Beach | 10.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295602. 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.





