Usher, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Chiefland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32626. The Survey maps it on the Chiefland 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 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 Chiefland quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Ocala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
178 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Usher between 1992 and 2020, burning about 801 acres in total. 67 started naturally. 6 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SWILLY ISLAND(38) |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW 60TH ST. (38) |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW 68TH PL. (38) |
| 12 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/RE-BURN FIRE |
| 10 September 2008 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/1114 GADS BAY FIRE |
| 10 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEVY - ROADSIDE FIRE |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Usher in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Usher | $5,000 | Levy County Department of Public Safety reported several trees down in the Gulf Hammock area west of U.S. Highway 19. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Usher | $2,000 | Levy County Emergency Management reported a few trees and power lines down near Chiefland and Gulf Hammock. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefland | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Otter Creek | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hardeetown | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ellzey | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Manatee Road | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Andrews | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bronson | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Fowlers Bluff | 11.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292718. 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.
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.




