Sherman Oaks, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Fellowship census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34482. The Survey maps it on the Cotton Plant quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1892 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Dunnellon quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Dunnellon quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Cotton Plant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Dunnellon quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Cotton Plant quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Sherman Oaks between 1992 and 2019, burning about 745 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 44TH AVE (42) |
| 31 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/SECO FIRE |
| 9 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/4400 FIRE |
| 5 June 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Sherman Oaks: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Number 8 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martel | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Thoroughbred Acres | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Olive | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Ridge | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ocala Estates | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cotton Plant | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Golden Hills | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| York | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 304770. 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.








