BlockYelvington, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32131. The Survey maps it on the Hastings quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Yelvington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,353 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF CARPENTER AVE., FLAGLER EST |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 6.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | METHVIN FIRE (18) |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 702(54) |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF CEDAR FORD |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/HONEY STAND FIRE |
| 22 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | YEAGER (55) |
| 20 August 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2006 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/YELVINGTON RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Mateo | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rollestown (historical) | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| East Palatka | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Orange Mills | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Patersonville | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cypress Point | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sutherlands Still | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Palatka | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308179. 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.