Shady, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Belleview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34476. The Survey maps it on the Shady quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1895 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Shady quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Shady quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Shady between 1992 and 2018, burning about 729 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | BASELINE(42) |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/70TH |
| 18 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/SECO FIRE |
| 29 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/475-A FIRE |
| 29 July 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WINDING OAKS FARMS (42) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shady: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counts Constr. - Pansey Britt Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Britt Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Canal Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Santos Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady in 16 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 8 heavy rain, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. 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 2026 | Lightning | Shady | $100,000 | Broadcast media reported Marion County firefighters were called to a house fire on Southwest 115th Street around 8:19 p.m. The 911 caller told them the home was struck by lightning and the attic was filling with smoke. The roof caught on fire and quickly destroyed much of the inside of the home. The lightning caused a large hole in the roof. The family has been displaced. No injuries or fatalities. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Shady | $5,000 | Lightning caused a structure fire at 9700 Block SW 56th Circle. The time of damage was based on lightning data. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data. |
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | A CWOP station DW0617 in Ocala reported 2.83 inches of rainfall from 3:15 pm to 4:10 pm. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Shady | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail and estimated wind gusts in excess of 50 mph along State Road 200 to the south of Ocala International Airport. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | A public weather station N4AXX Radio SW - | KFLOCALA471 measured 4.61 inches from | training storms. Rain began around 4:50 PM | EDT. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Shady | - | Quarter size hail was observed near SW 68th Court in Ocala. |
| December 2023 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | A mesonet site about 7 miles south of the Ocala Airport measured 5.20 inches of storm total rainfall since midnight. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of 90th Street and South Highway 475. Traffic was blocked. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | An observer measured 3.60 inches of rainfall since midnight. Most rainfall fell from a single thunderstorm in the afternoon. |
| November 2014 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | Spotter measured 3.68 since midnight. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph which damage a tool shed and blew a large oak tree down. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Shady | - | Quarter to nickel size hail was observed. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Shady | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Marion with wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph which caused tree debris. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | Storm total rainfall within 2 hours was 2 inches. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | The public measured 4.68 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Shady | - | A spotter reported 2.42 inches of rainfall in one hour (from 9-10 pm EDT). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocala Waterway | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Saddle Oak Club | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bahia Oaks | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Santos | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ross Prairie | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Roosevelt | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ocala Sun RV Resort | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| On Top of the World | 5.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294921. 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.






