Wilma, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32321. The Survey maps it on the Wilma quadrangle.
Then and now
1946 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1946 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1946 USGS Wilma quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilma quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Wilma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Wilma between 1992 and 2019, burning about 11,855 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 9 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | 235 acres | National Forests in Florida | BRIDGE |
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WHITEHEAD SWAMP |
| 24 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | TRANSFORMER FIRE |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | CHAD |
| 17 August 2004 | Natural | 25 acres | National Forests in Florida | HOSTAGE |
| 13 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WILMA |
| 13 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | CYPRESS |
| 12 August 1998 | Natural | 30 acres | National Forests in Florida | ROWLETTS CREEK |
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 Wilma: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilma in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Wilma | $100,000 | A tornado uprooted hundreds of trees along its path through the Apalachicola National Forest. Reported by the Liberty County EMA. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilma | $20,000 | Widespread power outages with scattered debris was reported across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilma | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 12 South. |
| March 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Wilma | - | A funnel cloud sighted by EMS officials at Highway 333 and Slip and Slide Road. Report relayed by a 911 operator. |
| April 2000 | Wildfire | Wilma | - | A wildfire erupted near Wilma in the Apalachicola National Forest. It consumed nearly 3,000 acres before containment. No structures were threatened. Reported by the FL DEM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Bon Ami | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Central City | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Jensen Place | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Orange | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Vilas | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lewis | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Twin Pole | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306601. 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.
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.







