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Zuber, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ocala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34475. The Survey maps it on the Reddick quadrangle.

Zuber within Marion County

Then and now

1893 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Zuber, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Zuber, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

125 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Zuber between 1992 and 2019, burning about 768 acres in total. 2 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
Railroad operations and maintenance42
Debris and open burning33
Equipment and vehicle use15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2

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
24 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use12 acresFlorida Forest ServiceNW 44TH AVE (42)
20 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2003-08-1094
9 July 1995Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 July 2006Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/B&M FIRE
9 June 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 June 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 June 2019Debris and open burning10 acresFlorida Forest ServiceZUBER (42)
4 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use35 acresFlorida Forest Service82ND CT (42)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Zuber: 12 producers, 6 past producers, 1 unknown. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boutwell Limerock Mining - Clifton MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Counts Constr. - Martin MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Counts Construction Co. - H&M Katz MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
M.J. Stavola - Stavola's MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
M.J. Stavola - Zuber MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Marion Northside Stone - 441 MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
White Construction Co., Inc.-CliftonLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Zuber Hi-Cal MillLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Castro PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cummer MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Marion 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
Kendrick1.2 miles16
Regal Park1.2 miles16
Martin1.9 miles16
Ocala Highlands Estates2.1 miles16
Ocala Park Ranch2.4 miles16
Quail Meadows3.3 miles17
Oak3.6 miles17
Anthony4.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295723. 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.