Woods and Lakes, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32179. It lies near Sellers Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Halfmoon Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1999The 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.


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 Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Halfmoon Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Halfmoon Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
394 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 394 fires within 5 miles of Woods and Lakes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,246 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 |
| Natural | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | DAYTONA 2 |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | National Forests in Florida | SHERRILLS MILL |
| 26 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | TOMAHAWK 3 |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND NORTH |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND MIDDLE |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BREAM POND SOUTH |
| 1 September 2014 | Natural | 3.4 acres | National Forests in Florida | MUD PRAIRIE 13 |
| 9 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | WELLS POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Woods and Lakes: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynne Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Moss Bluff Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Owens M B Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electra | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Moss Bluff | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lynn | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Lakes Park | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Corners | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Coronado Pines | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lynne | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| East Silver Springs Shore | 5.8 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558938 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306945. 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.





