Tennille, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Perry South census division. The Survey maps it on the Clara quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 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
5 surveys from 10 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 Clara quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cross City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Tennille between 1992 and 2020, burning about 731 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15 - THE DUMPSTER FIRE - 0216 |
| 9 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | STEINHATCHEE FALLS-0285 |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | 521ST (15) |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | 7.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 917 |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | 23 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 Tennille: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Taylor Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sanders Farm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Steinhatchee | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Salem | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Dallus Creek Landing | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Howell Place | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Carbur | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Fish Creek | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Keaton Beach | 14.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295671. 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.




