BlockWakasassa, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cedar Key-Yankeetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32625. It lies near Gulf Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Key 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 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Cedar Key quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cedar Keys quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Wakasassa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,902 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 12 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 | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEVY/LABOR DAY FIRE |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Natural | 130 acres | Florida Forest Service | BAR PIT (38) |
| 2 September 2001 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | PELICAN (38) |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Key | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rosewood | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lukens | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Beech Creek (historical) | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fowlers Bluff | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ellzey | 14.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294529. 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.