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Whiteville, Florida

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32640. The Survey maps it on the Keuka quadrangle.

Whiteville within Putnam County

Then and now

1915 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Whiteville, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Whiteville, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

353 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 353 fires within 5 miles of Whiteville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,862 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 31 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 burning70
Missing data/not specified/undetermined66
Railroad operations and maintenance49
Natural42
Equipment and vehicle use42
Arson/incendiarism31
Misuse of fire by a minor27
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking3
Other causes3
Fireworks2

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
9 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/WALES
5 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFRANKLIN FIRE/PUTNAM
28 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 August 1999Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
25 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Whiteville: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, 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
Eccle's Property ProspectKaolinProspect
Edgar Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
Floirda Rock Industries - Keuka MineSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - KeukaSandProducer
Number Four Kaolin MineKaolinPast Producer
The Feldspar Corporation - Edger MineSandUnknown
Crossley Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Keuka MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keuka Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
No. 1 MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Putnam 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
McMeekin1.9 miles12
Crossley2.0 miles24
Oak Ridge Park2.4 miles21
Johnson2.5 miles24
Edgar2.7 miles24
Keuka4.4 miles24
Cooper L Hills Estates4.8 miles21
Interlachen5.4 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306842. 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.