Star, 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. The Survey maps it on the Oakdale 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 Oakdale 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 Oakdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Star between 1992 and 2020, burning about 785 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 32/OLD SPANISH TRAIL-0515 |
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MILE MARKER 144 (32) |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ELLENORA LN (32) |
| 23 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MM145 EAST (32) |
| 22 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUSH LOOP (32) |
| 17 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 32/MILL ST -0533 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Star: 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Paving and Grading - Spring Cem. Pit | Clay, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone, Clay | |
| Rocky Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dot Marianna - Hinson Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Harrison Consruction - Mac's Dirt Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - East Landfill Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Star in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Star | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down across the eastern part of the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Star | - | A tree was blown down at 2544 Douglas Pond Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Star | - | A tree was blown down across half of Rocky Creek Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Star | - | A tree was blown down on Chester Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Star | - | Trees were blown down on Bridge Creek Road and Old Spanish Trail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Simsville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cypress | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mallory Heights | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rock Creek | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Marianna | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Grand Ridge | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sink Creek | 6.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300066. 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.







