BlockWacissa, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Wacissa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32344. The Survey maps it on the Wacissa 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 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wacissa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Perry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Wacissa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 136 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) FOLEY FIRE |
| 23 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2007 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) ONEAL TRAM FIRE |
| 6 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (33) WACISSA SPRINGS FIRE |
| 29 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (33) LIMESTONE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wacissa (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - Wacissa Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas City | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Willanocha (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wacissa | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| San Luis Apalache (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Limestone | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hamaste (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Waukeenah | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cody | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 304714. 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.