Solite, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Penney Farms census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32043. It stands on Mill Log Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middleburg quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1918 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 75 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
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1918 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
190 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Solite (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,580 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 21 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 | 49 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 835 |
| 25 August 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FLORIDA STREET (10) |
| 15 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 10 TUMBLEWEED 2 2008-07-0437 |
| 15 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Solite (historical): 6 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Leucoxene, Zircon, Kyanite, Rutile | |
| Russell Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Russell Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Florida Solite Company - Russell Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Hole No 22 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hole No 24 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hole No 33 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hole No 36 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hole No 42 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hole No 53 Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Doctors Inlet | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Black Creek (historical) | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Rideout | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Peoria Siding | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Hibernia | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Asbury Lake | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Fellowship Park | 3.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307155. 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.











