Sink Creek, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cypress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32448. It stands on Sink Creek. The Survey maps it on the Altha West quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Altha West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Sink Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 572 acres in total. 10 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 | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ELLENORA LN (32) |
| 22 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUSH LOOP (32) |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 32/HASTY POND RD-0529 |
| 13 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 32/HASTY POND RD-0582 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sink Creek: 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolomite, Inc. - Rocky Creek | Dolomite | Producer | Limestone | |
| Rocky Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Ls Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Dixie Lime Products - Sink Creek | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Green Valley Lime Company, Inc. - Sink Creek Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| North Florida Rock, L.P. - Marianna Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Sink Creek Mine | Limestone, General | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sink Creek in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | $2,000 | A power outage due to strong thunderstorm winds affected 22 customers along Maddox Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | $1,000 | Photos show tree and limbs down as well as damaged playground equipment. Damage cost was estimated. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | - | A large tree fell and covered Highway 73 between Button Ln and Hasty Pond Rd. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | - | Trees were blown down near Highway 73 and Hasty Pond Rd. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 73 along the Jackson/Calhoun county line. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Sink Creek | - | The Florida Highway Patrol reported water over the road near the intersection of Bigbone Lane and Highway 71. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sink Creek | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of SR 73 and Hasty Pond Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Alliance | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Simsville | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Oakdale | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Star | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cypress | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hyhappo (historical) | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Shady Grove | 8.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 291171. 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.







