Seminole Hills, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Southport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32437. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seminole Hills quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1943 USGS Seminole Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Seminole Hills quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Seminole Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Seminole Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Seminole Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,126 acres in total. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | STEELFIELD (03) |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03 / STEELFIELD/OTTER CREEK |
| 24 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66-BUNKER RD 2005-02-0567 |
| 8 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/PINE LOG FIRE2007-02-0884 |
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 Seminole Hills: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Sand & Clay, Inc. - Steelfield Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Washington Co. Comm. - Ebro Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seminole Hills in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flood | Seminole Hills | $722,000 | Heavy rainfall up to 9 inches in some areas of Bay county led to significant flooding. Total flood damages in Bay county were estimated by emergency management to be near $722K, including $80K for Category B emergency protective measures, $600K for Category C roads and bridges, and $42K for Category E public buildings and equipment. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seminole Hills | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Log | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Laird | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| West Bay | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hollywood Beach | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Laguna Beach | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Gulf Resort Beach | 10.4 miles | 16 | |
| Open Sands | 12.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 290836. 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.








