BlockSpring Hill, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Southwest Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32305. The Survey maps it on the Hilliardville 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
9 surveys from 16 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 Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hilliardville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
211 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Spring Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,495 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | TWISTED ANKLE |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (65) 267 BRUSH FIRE |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | COBBLESTONE LN *NOV* (37)-0581 |
| 18 September 1997 | Natural | 15 acres | National Forests in Florida | CLEAR LAKE |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | HELEN |
| 17 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | MAYS GRAY |
| 12 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | TROUT POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Hill in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Spring Hill | - | The tornado touched down in the Apalachicola National Forest just north of the Leon-Wakulla County line between Springhill Road and Crawfordville Highway. The tornado tracked northeast through the forest, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path. The tornado dissipated in the forest before reaching populated areas around Lake Munson and Capital Circle. The tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 105 mph due to the tree damage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | A tree was blown down with power line onto the roadway at Springhill Road near Cox Road. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | Debris covered Springhill Road for at least 2 miles south of the Tallahassee airport. Twisted and broken trees were also reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Andrew | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeside | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cohowfoochee (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Henrietta | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Belair | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Four Points | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Norfleet | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306440. 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.
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.