BlockWelika, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Wakulla census division. The Survey maps it on the Lake Talquin SE 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
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1943 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Lake Talquin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lake Talquin SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Welika (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,002 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 8 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 | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | LOST CREEK |
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | 4.4 acres | National Forests in Florida | RIVER |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 16 acres | National Forests in Florida | BEARGUT |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | 1.4 acres | National Forests in Florida | 384 FIRE |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | CATFISH 1 |
| 17 August 2011 | Fireworks | 1.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | STOKLEY |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | 4.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | WOODPECKER |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 1,356 acres | National Forests in Florida | BROWN HOUSE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliardville | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wethocouchy (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Arran | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Smith Creek | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ivan | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lawhons Mill | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Crawfordville | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bethel | 11.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306985. 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.