Zion Hill, Florida
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Northwest Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32303. The Survey maps it on the Tallahassee quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 59 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1940 against another survey:
On record in Zion Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lewis Houselisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1940 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Zion Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) OCHLOCKONEE ROBERT FIRE |
| 13 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 90 (37) |
| 6 July 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (37) MILLERS LANDING FIRE |
| 3 July 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HWY 27 (37) |
| 22 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 June 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Zion Hill: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - Lake Bradford Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Jimmie Crowder Excava. & Land Cl - Aenon Church Road Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Mitchell Brothers, Inc. - Aenon Church Road Mine | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood Estates | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Harbinwood Estates | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Macon | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| El Destinado | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tallahassee | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bridle Path Acres | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Jackson | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Knoll Estates | 4.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307814. 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.









