BlockVilas, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32334. It stands on Hogpen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilma quadrangle.
Then and now
1946 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1946 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS Wilma quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilma quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Wilma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Vilas between 1993 and 2020, burning about 11,382 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 9 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 17 August 2004 | Natural | 25 acres | National Forests in Florida | HOSTAGE |
| 13 August 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | National Forests in Florida | BUZZARD |
| 1 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | WOODPECKER |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 5 July 2017 | Natural | 3.1 acres | National Forests in Florida | VILAS 2 |
| 5 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | SPARKY |
| 3 July 2009 | Natural | 27 acres | National Forests in Florida | HOSTAGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vilas: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Place | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Central City | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wilma | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fawn Ford | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Orange | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Conners Ford | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Clio | 7.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306543. 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.