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Tully, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32327. The Survey maps it on the Sopchoppy quadrangle.

Tully within Wakulla County

Then and now

1940 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tully, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Tully, surveyed 1940

Compare 1940 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

131 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Tully between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,768 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 7 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 burning51
Natural23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes3
Smoking3
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
8 September 1999Natural30 acresNational Forests in FloridaGRIMES BAY
7 September 1999Natural8.0 acresNational Forests in FloridaG F & A
24 September 2014Natural1.3 acresSt. Marks National Wildlife RefugePURIFY BAY FIRE
19 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(65) DONALDSON-WILLIAMS
20 August 1993Natural7.0 acresSt. Marks National Wildlife RefugeJOE
2 August 1999Debris and open burning2.6 acresSt. Marks National Wildlife RefugeBOTTOMS
12 August 2014Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWHITE FUNNY FARM RD (65)
12 August 2006Fireworksunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaLOBSTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wakulla County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tully: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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
Cannon Limestone - Moccasin Dip MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Lost Creek Land Development - 98 MineSandUnknown
Millender Trucking & Land Clearing - Millender MineSandUnknownSand
Panacea PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wakulla PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wakulla County

Storms near this place

15 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tully in 15 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTully$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Eddins Lane.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTully$2,000Debris blew into power line and resulted in a power outage along Emmett Whaley Road.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTully$2,000Debris blew into power lines and resulted in a power outage along Mathers Farm Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTully$2,000A large tree was blown down on a power line and covered half the road.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindTully$2,000A tree was blown down and resulted in a power outage.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindTully$1,000Trees were down across Emmett Whaley Road and blocking the road.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindTully-A tree was blown down on Jack Crum Road at Santa Emma Lane.
September 2020Flash FloodTully-Flooding was reported at Lawhorn Mill Road and Emmett Whaley Road with the road reported impassible.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindTully-The left hand, southbound lane of U.S. Highway 98 was closed due to trees down.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindTully-Trees were blown down on Friendship Church Road.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindTully-Trees were blown down on Five Anchors Drive.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindTully-Trees were blown down on Wildwood Drive.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindTully-Trees were blown down on Coville Street.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindTully-Trees were blown down on Casora Drive.
April 2025HailTully-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wakulla 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
Medart1.5 miles14
Mount Pleasant2.4 miles14
Spring Creek3.3 miles14
Skipper4.0 miles14
Lawhons Mill4.4 miles14
Buckhorn4.5 miles14
Panacea4.6 miles14
Ashmore4.9 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308604. 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.