BlockSouth Side, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Reddick-McIntosh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32667. The Survey maps it on the Flemington quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 83 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
6 surveys from 15 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 Williston quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Flemington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of South Side between 1994 and 2020, burning about 613 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2011 | Natural | 150 acres | Florida Forest Service | MICANOPY (1) |
| 9 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2010 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALACHUA/AUSTIN CARY FIRE #1 |
| 29 July 2000 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION/210TH STREET FIRE |
| 15 June 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALACHUA/RIVERS STYX RD FIRE |
| 21 May 2020 | Natural | 39 acres | Florida Forest Service | PARRY (01) |
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 South Side: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Montmorillonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Florida Mining - Emathla Mine | Montmorillonite | Producer | Montmorillonite | |
| R.O. Camp Clay Pit | Fullers Earth | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuscowilla (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| McIntosh | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Paynes Town (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Orange Lake | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Irvine | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Boardman | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Flemington | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Drane | 4.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 303913. 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.