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Wakulla, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32327. The Survey maps it on the Saint Marks quadrangle.

Wakulla within Wakulla County

Then and now

1954 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 34 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wakulla, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Wakulla, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

140 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Wakulla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,140 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 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
Debris and open burning40
Railroad operations and maintenance29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes2
Smoking1

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
6 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(37) KELLY LOOP COMMAND
30 September 1993Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSt. Marks National Wildlife RefugeSTRICKLAND FIRE
27 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 1993Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use7.8 acresFlorida Forest Service(65) HAYWOOD COMMAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wakulla County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wakulla: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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
Hannon Mines - Hannon Mine #2SandUnknown
N. G. Wade Investment Co. - Wade MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Wakulla County

Storms near this place

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakulla in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWakulla1 killed, $75,000A large tree fell on a mobile home on Timberwood Ct and killed the 25 year old female occupant as reported by WTXL-TV.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWakulla$25,000Wakulla County EMA reported a large tree fell and split a mobile home in half. Several downed trees and power lines on Bob Miller, Richardson and Grapevine Rds.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000Debris was blown into a power line and resulted in a power outage along Sam Smith Circle.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000The Florida Highway Patrol reported a power line down on the roadway near Bluebird Lane and Summerwood Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000Power outages due to tree damage from wind occurred near Newport.
December 2023Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage along Woodville Highway via the Duke Energy outage map.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindWakulla$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Highway 267 just west of Woodville Highway as reported by the Duke Energy Outage website.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWakulla$1,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Bloxham Cutoff Road.
November 1995Thunderstorm Windwakulla$1,000Sheriff's Office reported that a tree was blown down on a house at River Plantation Estates.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindWakulla$500A tree was blown down at 44 Hidden Valley Ln.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWakulla$500One tree was blown down at Bloxham Cutoff Road and Sam Smith Circle with no other damage reported in the area.
April 2024Flash FloodWakulla-Street flooding was reported with an impassable road via mping.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWakulla-A tree was blown down on Shadeville Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindWakulla-Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage near Woodville Highway and Shadeville Road as reported by Duke Energy.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindWakulla-A tree was blown down onto Woodville Highway.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindWakulla-Trees were blown down on Rock Road.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindWakulla-Trees were blown down on the 2700 block of Shadeville Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindWakulla-Several trees were blown down along Woodville Highway as well as Old Nails Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWakulla-A tree was blown down near CR365 and SR267 partially blocking the road.
February 2006HailWakulla-Nickel size hail reported by the public at Ochlockonee State Park.
May 2006Funnel CloudWakulla-A SKYWARN storm spotter and Wakulla County Sheriff deputy reported a funnel cloud east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 319 and County Road 267.
July 2000HailWakulla-Dime size hail. Reported by the public.

Every storm recorded in Wakulla 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
Vereen2.5 miles14
Newport3.7 miles14
San Marcos (historical)3.8 miles14
Wasupa (historical)3.9 miles14
Wakulla Springs3.9 miles14
Shadeville4.9 miles14
Hyde Park4.9 miles14
Bethel5.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292823. 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.

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.