Shell Island, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32355. It stands on First Branch. The Survey maps it on the Saint Marks quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 34 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
On record in Shell Island
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort San Marcos de ApalacheNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.7 miles away
Bo Lynn's Grocerylisted 2017 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 St Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS St. Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS St Marks quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS St. Marks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Shell Island between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,513 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 6 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | QUAIL FIRE |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | STRICKLAND FIRE |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 1.4 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | HOLDINGPEN |
| 27 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | 30 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | MARCIA |
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 Shell Island: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peavy and Son, Inc. - Hannon Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marks | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| San Marcos (historical) | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Port Leon | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hyde Park | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Newport | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Plum Orchard | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Beach | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Gardens | 5.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295621. 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.








