Selman, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Altha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32424. It stands on Fox Creek. The Survey maps it on the Altha East quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Altha East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Altha East quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Altha East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Selman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 07/PEANUT MILL FIRE -0815 |
| 11 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 07/PEANUT MILL #2-0816 |
| 11 July 1995 | Natural | 170 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Selman: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blountstown Sand Co. - Dees Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dot Panama City - 13-Acre Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Dot Panama City - 40-Acre Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Roberts Sand Company, Inc. - Cumbaa Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Roberts Sand Company, Inc. - Dees Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selman in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $500 | A tree was blown down on Macedonia Road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Selman | - | Water was flowing over State Route 69 near Charles Pippin Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | A tree was blown down partially across the road on Highway 69. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 69. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eufala (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Ocheesee | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Henderson Mill | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Island | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ocheesee Landing | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Choconickla (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Chipola | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Leonards (historical) | 5.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295610. 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.







