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Wachitokha, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Branford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32008. The Survey maps it on the Branford quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wachitokha within Suwannee County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wachitokha (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Wachitokha (historical), surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

141 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Wachitokha (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 431 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 was 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 burning44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Railroad operations and maintenance22
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
26 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service45TH RD (61)
20 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service248 COUNTY ROAD (61)
19 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Service34 - CANOE FIRE #0474
15 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 September 2001Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 July 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service34 - BIG PILE FIRE #0429
22 July 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service04-61-NOV ILLEGAL BURN-1029
2 July 2007Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service34 - RYE FIELD FIRE #0380

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Suwannee County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wachitokha (historical): 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Mulkey PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ralph Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson Mining - Lanier / Branford QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
H.R. Ellington Constr. - Suwannee MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hatch Enterprises - Hatch QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Suwannee Co. Rd. Dept. - County Pit.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Suwannee Material Co. - Sanchez MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Tim-Prat - Tim-Prat's MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Suwannee 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
Branford1.6 miles10
Sandy Point3.4 miles11
Beachville3.9 miles11
Hildreth5.0 miles11
River Run Campground5.4 miles11
O'Brien6.4 miles9
McAlpin13.3 miles9
Pine Mount15.0 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294530. 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.