Wilburn, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32055. The Survey maps it on the Lake City East quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 2005The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Lake City East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2005 USGS Lake City East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
329 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 329 fires within 5 miles of Wilburn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,686 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 21 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 burning | 70 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 67 |
| Natural | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION AVE (12) |
| 25 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | STILL |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MCCALL TERR (12) |
| 15 September 2014 | Natural | 42 acres | National Forests in Florida | LONGLEAF |
| 6 August 1993 | Natural | 31 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | National Forests in Florida | STILL |
| 28 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | VOSS (12) |
| 25 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilburn in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Wilburn | - | The Columbia County Sheriff,s office weather | station measured 3.72 inches of rain between | 6:30 pm and 8:20 pm. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Wilburn | - | A public weather station along US 90 and at | the intersection of NE McCloskey Avenue | measured 3.18 inches of rain between 6:30 pm | and 8:30 pm. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Wilburn | - | Road flooding was reported along County Road 252 and Southeast Myrtis Dortch Terrace. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilburn | - | Trees were blown down along Swamp Gum Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilburn | - | A large tree was blown down on power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McColskey | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Newco | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Navair | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Watertown | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Halpata (historical) | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lake City | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Five Points | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lacymark | 4.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306595. 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.
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.





