Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Kerr City Historic District is a U.S. Historic District located east of Fort McCoy, Florida.”
Wikipedia article Kerr City Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1995 · category: District.
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 40 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 152 fires within 5 miles of Kerr City Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,740 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 21 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE KERR 1 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | National Forests in Florida | BUCKSKIN |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS #19 |
| 25 September 2020 | Natural | 14 acres | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS ISLAND |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BLUE CRAB |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 4 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | ISLAND 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kerr City Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Dykes - Michigan City Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Ocala Pitt | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Morgan-Townsend House | 3.1 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001150 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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