BlockWetappo, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wewahitchka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32465. The Survey maps it on the Tenmile Swamp quadrangle.
Then and now
1945 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 43 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1945 USGS Tenmile Swamp quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Tenmile Swamp quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Tenmile Swamp quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Wetappo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,743 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 10 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 22 (23) |
| 5 September 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | 23/KEMP CEMETARY RD-0563 |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 23/SANDY BRANCH-0567 |
| 9 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WETAPPO CREEK (23) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wetappo: 1 unknown. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Panama City - Sr 22 | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majette | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Wewahitchka | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Grove | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Iola | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Early | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Honeyville | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Gaskins Still | 10.0 miles | 15 | |
| Overstreet | 11.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300139. 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.