Topkegaiga, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Havana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32333. The Survey maps it on the Havana South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 12 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
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Bainbridge quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Havana South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Topkegaiga (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 657 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SCOTT DRIVE (20) |
| 17 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SHULER (20)-0546 |
| 14 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | TAYLOR COURT (20) |
| 24 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SLASH CIRCLE (20) |
| 21 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) GRANT RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Topkegaiga (historical): 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Brick Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cumbie Constr. Co. Tower Road Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| J. Crowder Excavation - Tower Rd | Sand | Producer | ||
| Jimmie Crowder Excava. & Land Clear - Tower Road | Sand | Producer | ||
| Leon Co. Dept. of Public Works - Wilson Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Mitchell Brothers - Midway Mine | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shady Rest | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Florence | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gibson | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ohathlockhouchy (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Freemont | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Littman | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rich Bay | 4.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294533. 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.







