Spring Creek, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32327. It lies near Alligator Island. The Survey maps it on the Spring Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1940 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1940 USGS Arran quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Arran quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Spring Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Spring Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 465 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 29 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2014 | Natural | 1.3 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | PURIFY BAY FIRE |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | JOE |
| 2 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | BOTTOMS |
| 12 August 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LOBSTER |
| 8 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 53 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | SMITH ROAD FIRE |
| 5 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | CLARK |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | SPALDING FIRE |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | 90 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | SHELLPOINT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Spring Creek: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Limestone - Moccasin Dip Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Lost Creek Land Development - 98 Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Panacea Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wakulla Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Creek in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | $50,000 | A tree blew down onto a house. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Damage photos from this region supported 85-90 mph straight line wind gusts. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Spring Creek | $1,000 | Public and off-duty NWS personnel reported hail, large trees, and power lines down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | $300 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | - | A tree was blown down on Spring Creek Highway at I K Porter Road. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | - | An Ambient weather station measured a gust of 65 mph. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | - | An Ambient weather station measured a wind gust of 72 mph. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | - | A wind gust of 73 mph was measured by wunderground site KFLCRAWF16. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Creek | - | A tree was blown down along Shell Point Road and Spring Creek Highway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skipper | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Live Oak Island | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Medart | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Tully | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Beach | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Panacea | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Panacea Park | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306435. 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.







