Seminole, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Niceville-Valparaiso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32578. It stands on Little Trout Creek. The Survey maps it on the Destin quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 59 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 18 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.
- 1935 USGS Villa Tasso quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Villa Tasso quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Villa Tasso quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Destin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Walton Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Destin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Seminole between 2000 and 2012, burning about 121 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOWARD ST (66) |
| 5 July 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 830 |
| 17 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | CASA LOMA |
| 4 March 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/CHOCTAW BEACH-0281 |
| 15 November 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CHOCTAW BEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Seminole: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niceville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seminole in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 2 tornado, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Seminole | $500,000 | no account filed |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seminole | $10,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph downed two large trees with another tree falling onto a truck. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Seminole | $5,000 | Brief tornado moved north from Choctawhatchee Bay and quickly dissipated after producing minor damage to the roofing of some buildings. A few roofing tiles were blown off. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Seminole | - | Raintree Blvd is closed due to flooding. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Seminole | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Point | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Postil | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Niceville | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Valparaiso | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eglin Village | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Destin | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Lorraine | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Shalimar | 9.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 290827. 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.








