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Tolomato, Florida

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32256. It stands on Cedar Swamp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palm Valley quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Tolomato within Duval County

Then and now

1918 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tolomato (historical), surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Tolomato (historical), surveyed 1918

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

181 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Tolomato (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,705 acres in total. 97 started naturally. 16 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
Natural97
Equipment and vehicle use32
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service16 LIGHTING II FIRE 07-0532
8 August 1992Natural4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 1992Natural25 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2011Natural211 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHODGES ONE (16)
7 August 2011Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHODGES THREE (16)
7 August 2011Natural32 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHODGES TWO (16)
5 August 2016Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceNEW WELL (16)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tolomato (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mineral City Placer, Pontra VedraTitanium-Heavy MineralsProducerZircon, Kyanite, Rutile, Ilmenite

Every working recorded in Duval County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oak Landing2.2 miles26
Stockade2.2 miles22
Isle of Palms South3.0 miles26
Pablo Keys3.5 miles26
Sans Pareil3.7 miles26
Isle of Palms4.0 miles26
Center Park4.3 miles23
Deerwood Club4.4 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294477. 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.