Scanlon, Florida
9 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 Nutall Rise quadrangle.
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 9 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 Nutall Rise quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Scanlon between 1993 and 2020, burning about 264 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FISHING HOLE 2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | WALL BALL (62) |
| 27 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 62 -WALK-IN FIRE #0455 |
| 18 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 62-LOUGHRIDGE GRADE FIRE #0447 |
| 8 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 14 (62) |
| 4 July 2019 | Natural | 65 acres | Florida Forest Service | 7-4 (62) |
| 31 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Scanlon: 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| White Const. Co. Cabbage Grove No. 2 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aucilla Dolomite Prospect | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| E.R. Jahna - Cabbage Grove Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Limerock Industries - Cabbage Grove Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite | |
| Martin Marietta - Jefferson - Taylor Mine | Dolomite | Producer | Dolomite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scanlon in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 2 tornado, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2014 | Flood | Scanlon | $8,830 | Widespread heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches over a 12 to 24 hour period led to local creeks and streams rising out of their banks and producing areal flooding across numerous county roads and neighborhood roads. Several county maintained roads were washed out or had culverts damaged. Public works repaired or replaced at least 6 culverts and positioned 100 sandbags to divert water. Affected roads included Mt. Gilead Church Rd, Bernard Johnson Rd, Blue Bar Rd, Calvin Morgan Rd, River Rd NE, Preston Sheffield Rd, Glennis Cruce Rd, and Dekle Beach Rd. Jody Morgan Rd was closed due to two damaged culverts. The county has repaired 6 Culverts at $7730 total with 10 load lime rock at $1000 total. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlon | $5,000 | Scattered power outages were caused by a combination of trees falling on power lines due to strong winds and lightning. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Scanlon | - | A well defined tornadic debris signature tracked through the forest of rural western Taylor county. Damage was limited to trees. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Scanlon | - | A tornado touched down in rural western Taylor county with a well defined tornadic debris signature on TLH radar. No structures were in the path, and the only damage was to trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilcombe (historical) | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| Buckhorn | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Econfina | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Atawalia (historical) | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| San Francisco de Oconi (historical) | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mandalay | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Nutall Rise | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| San Juan de Guacara (historical) | 4.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295603. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




