Wethocouchy, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32358. The Survey maps it on the Smith Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wethocouchy within Wakulla County

Then and now

1945 to 1990

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Wethocouchy (historical), surveyed 1990

Topographic sheet of Wethocouchy (historical), surveyed 1945

Compare 1945 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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.

1945 USGS Smith Creek quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
1945 USGS Smith Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1990 USGS Smith Creek quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

63 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Wethocouchy (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,699 acres in total. 28 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	28
Debris and open burning	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8
Arson/incendiarism	8
Recreation and ceremony	3
Equipment and vehicle use	3

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
29 September 2011	Debris and open burning	800 acres	National Forests in Florida	313
8 August 2007	Natural	110 acres	National Forests in Florida	PINE CREEK
22 August 2014	Natural	45 acres	National Forests in Florida	PANTHER
9 July 2017	Natural	5.0 acres	National Forests in Florida	111
9 July 2005	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	National Forests in Florida	DEER XING
30 July 2000	Natural	2.0 acres	National Forests in Florida	BALFOUR
29 July 2000	Natural	under an acre	National Forests in Florida	SNAG
25 July 2000	Natural	under an acre	National Forests in Florida	PANTHER BRANCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Smith Creek

Every fire 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Smith Creek	3.6 miles	14
Welika (historical)	7.9 miles	13
Sanborn	11.6 miles	13
Oak Park	12.8 miles	14
Arran	13.6 miles	14
Ashmore	14.6 miles	14
Hilliardville	14.6 miles	16
Lawhons Mill	14.8 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306984. 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.