BlockTidewater, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34449. The Survey maps it on the Tidewater quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 37 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
6 surveys from 11 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tidewater quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Tidewater quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
363 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 363 fires within 5 miles of Tidewater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,727 acres in total. 224 started naturally. 19 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 | 224 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO CREEKS(38) |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 930 |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY - PALMETTO FIRE |
| 29 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Tidewater: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetree Ford | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Inglis | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Crackertown | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Yankeetown | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gulf Hammock | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Morriston | 12.7 miles | 16 | |
| Port Inglis | 13.7 miles | 11 | |
| Williston Highlands | 14.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294946. 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.