Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
“The Orange Springs Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church in Orange Springs, Florida. It is located at SR 315 and Church Street.”
Wikipedia article Orange Springs Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Orange Springs Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,102 acres in total. 67 started naturally. 18 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KENWOOD DRIVE (54) |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/DEAD-END FIRE |
| 8 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 220TH ST (42) |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James W. Townsend House | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002805 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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