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Yalaka, Florida

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the East Orange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32832. It lies near Crosby Island. The Survey maps it on the Narcoossee NW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Yalaka within Orange County

Then and now

1953 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 26 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Yalaka (historical), surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Yalaka (historical), surveyed 1953

Compare 1953 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Yalaka (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,329 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 6 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
Natural77
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1

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
5 September 2001Natural15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-12-1099 LOTTERY
27 September 1995Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 September 2019Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLACEBARK (48)
1 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 August 1993Natural15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2007Natural13 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTM 2 (04)
31 August 2007Natural13 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTM (04)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Yalaka (historical): 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Lake Hart4.0 miles11
Wewahotee4.1 miles13
Tala Apopka (historical)4.7 miles11
Wedgefield7.7 miles13
Lake Conway Park (historical)10.3 miles13
South Lake Conway Villa10.4 miles13
Canal Addition (historical)10.4 miles13
Nela Isle Annex (historical)10.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294493. 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.