Sycamore, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 32351. It stands on Wilson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sycamore quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 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.
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Sycamore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HARDAWAY (20) |
| 24 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | I-10 (20) |
| 9 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2014 | Fireworks | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | WILL WHITE RD (20) |
| 29 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WILL WHITE RD (20) 0493 |
| 5 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | I-10 EAST BOUND (20) |
| 4 June 2011 | Natural | 37 acres | Florida Forest Service | ASPALAGA ROAD (20) |
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 Sycamore: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Potter Road Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Liberty Co. Bd of Co. Comm. - Eddie Nobles Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sycamore in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Sycamore | $50,000 | This is a continuation of the tornado from Calhoun and Liberty counties. The last portion of the damage path was in southwest Gadsden County where the tornado briefly intensified and the damage path narrowed. Another corridor of more significant tree damage was noted near Sycamore Road and Winding Creek Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and several power poles were snapped. A few homes in this area had some minor damage to the exterior of the structure. Damage in this area was rated EF1. The damage path quickly narrowed thereafter, and the damage became more sporadic, with the last damaged noted along Flat Creek Road just east of Audie Clark Road.||With a total damage path length of 22.3 miles, this was the longest tornado path in the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area (CWA) since March 1, 2007 (two tornadoes with about a 30mi path length in SE Alabama and SW Georgia during that event).||This is also the longest tornado path in the state of Florida since a February 1, 2007 tornado in Lake and Volusia Counties in central Florida (26 miles). |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | $1,000 | A tree was blown down across the roadway. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Sycamore | - | Water was over the road at Paul Smith Road and Flat Creek Road with a road closure. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | Trees were blown down onto I-10 blocking both eastbound lanes near Mile Marker 164. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | A large tree was blown down on Flat Creek Road near the intersection of Audie Clark Road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | A few trees were blown down just east of Greensboro on Flat Creek Road. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | Trees were blown down and blocking Sycamore Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sycamore | - | A large tree was blown down and blocked Middle Creek Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Juniper | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rosedale | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hardaway | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hardin Heights | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| River Junction | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chattahoochee | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sawdust | 8.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294942. 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.







