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Manatee County, Florida

86 topographic sheets cover 61 settlements here, and 30 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

30 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Manatee County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 864 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 30 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 23 buildings, 5 districts and 2 sites.
  • 2 of the 30 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 61 populated places in this county; 61 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

30

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Austin Housebuilding199898000062
John M. Beasley Housebuilding199696000358
Judah P. Benjamin Memorialbuilding197070000189
Braden Castle Park Historic Districtdistrict198383001428
Bradenton Carnegie Librarybuilding198787000616
Bradenton Woman's Clubbuilding2019100003409
Cortez Historic Districtbuilding199595000250
Curry Houses Historic Districtdistrict201515000571
DeSoto National Memorialsite196666000078
Duette Schoolbuilding2018100002726
Johnson Helm Housebuilding200909000671
Rufus P. Jordan Housebuilding200505000844
Kreissle Forgebuilding199696001370
Manatee County Courthousebuilding199898000676
Manatee County Courthouse (Original)building197676000601
Midway Subdivision Historic Districtdistrict199898000587
Palmetto Armorybuilding201212000865
Palmetto Historic Districtdistrict198686003166
Egbert Reasoner Housebuilding199595000555
Regina Shipwreck Sitesite200505001355
Reid-Woods Housebuilding200000001033
Richardson Housebuilding200302001676
Seagatebuilding198383001429
Paul M. Souder Housebuilding200000001282
Stevens-Gilchrist Housebuilding200101000887
Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hallbuilding200303000942
Villa Serena Apartmentsbuilding200000001172
Whitfield Estates Lantana Avenue Historic Districtdistrict199797000209
Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic Districtbuilding199393001159
Woman's Club of Palmettobuilding198686000380

Photographs from libraries nationwide

40 of 103 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 103 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

View of fishing village, Cortez, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View of fishing village, Cortez, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
New Cortez-Bradenton beach bridge, Boston Public Library - undated
New Cortez-Bradenton beach bridge. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Deep sea dishing boat "Admiral" Cortez, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Deep sea dishing boat "Admiral" Cortez, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View across Manatee River from Bradenton to Palmetto, Boston Public Library - undated
View across Manatee River from Bradenton to Palmetto. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Patio Motel, U.S. Route 541, Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Patio Motel, U.S. Route 541, Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Aerial view looking north, Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view looking north, Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A fisherman's paradise on Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
A fisherman's paradise on Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Popular fun on the beach, Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Popular fun on the beach, Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rod & Reel Motel (on Anna Maria Island) Anna Maria, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Rod & Reel Motel (on Anna Maria Island) Anna Maria, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Manatee County Public Beach, Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Manatee County Public Beach, Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Holmes Beach Yacht Club, Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Holmes Beach Yacht Club, Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Crescent Court, Route #41, 1 mile south of Bradenton, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Crescent Court, Route #41, 1 mile south of Bradenton, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bradenton Court 1800-14th St. Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bradenton Court 1800-14th St. Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Tamiami Tourist Court, Route 41, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Tamiami Tourist Court, Route 41, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
May-Linda Tourist Court, Route 41 in Bradenton, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
May-Linda Tourist Court, Route 41 in Bradenton, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Boyles Motel, U.S. Route 41, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Boyles Motel, U.S. Route 41, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Summers Motor Court, U.S. 41, Bradenton, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Summers Motor Court, U.S. 41, Bradenton, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Manavista Hotel, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Manavista Hotel, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Burger's Inc. Cottages- Motel, U.S. Route 41 (Tamiami Trail) Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Burger's Inc. Cottages- Motel, U.S. Route 41 (Tamiami Trail) Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cypress "The Wood Eternal", Cypress Gift House, Tamiami Trail, Bradenton, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Cypress "The Wood Eternal", Cypress Gift House, Tamiami Trail, Bradenton, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Manatee River Choral Club, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Manatee River Choral Club, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Brock's Palm View Groves- Route U. S. 541- 5 miles north of Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Brock's Palm View Groves- Route U. S. 541- 5 miles north of Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
One of South Florida's most modern laundry & dry cleaning plants, Boston Public Library - undated
One of South Florida's most modern laundry & dry cleaning plants. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Stately royal palms along yacht basin and approach to Manatee River Bridge, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Stately royal palms along yacht basin and approach to Manatee River Bridge, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fishermen's pier, Bradenton Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Fishermen's pier, Bradenton Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Manatee Veterans Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Manatee Veterans Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Coconut palms, Anna Maria, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Coconut palms, Anna Maria, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fishing pier, Anna Maria Island, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Fishing pier, Anna Maria Island, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Commercial fishermen, Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Commercial fishermen, Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Playa Encantada" Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
"Playa Encantada" Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Air view Anna Maria Island, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Air view Anna Maria Island, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Ferry arriving at Piney Point, connecting Bradenton and St. Petersburg, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Ferry arriving at Piney Point, connecting Bradenton and St. Petersburg, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Palmetto Pier, Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Palmetto Pier, Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Riverside Court, Palmetto, Florida (entrance to tropical Florida). U.S. route 41 Tamiami Trail, U.S. Route 301, Boston Public Library - undated
Riverside Court, Palmetto, Florida (entrance to tropical Florida). U.S. route 41 Tamiami Trail, U.S. Route 301. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Big Chimney Place, two miles east of Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Big Chimney Place, two miles east of Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bank of Palmetto, Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bank of Palmetto, Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mar Vista Resort- Long Beach, Fla. On Longboat Key, near Sarasota, Boston Public Library - undated
Mar Vista Resort- Long Beach, Fla. On Longboat Key, near Sarasota. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Manatee Cottages, Boston Public Library - undated
Manatee Cottages. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Palmetto Civic Center, Palmetto, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Palmetto Civic Center, Palmetto, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Riverside Auto Court, Palmetto, Florida, U.S. 41, U.S. 541, Boston Public Library - undated
Riverside Auto Court, Palmetto, Florida, U.S. 41, U.S. 541. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

45 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,461 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 45 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-18, scale 1:28400
1951-03-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-18, scale 1:28400
1951-03-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-18, scale 1:28400
1952-02-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-18, scale 1:28400
1952-02-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-18, scale 1:28400
1952-02-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-18, scale 1:28400
1952-02-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-28, scale 1:24000
1962-03-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125906
1969-10-14, scale 1:125906. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-05-03, scale 1:15000
2002-05-03, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-05-03, scale 1:15000
2002-05-03, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-18, scale 1:28400
1951-03-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-18, scale 1:28400
1951-03-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-28, scale 1:24000
1962-03-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-28, scale 1:24000
1962-03-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-03-28, scale 1:24000
1962-03-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-28, scale 1:24000
1963-01-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-28, scale 1:24000
1963-01-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-28, scale 1:24000
1963-01-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-28, scale 1:24000
1963-01-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125906
1969-10-14, scale 1:125906. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:124783
1969-10-14, scale 1:124783. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:125347
1969-10-14, scale 1:125347. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:4029
1971-07-25, scale 1:4029. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:4029
1971-07-25, scale 1:4029. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:4029
1971-07-25, scale 1:4029. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:4029
1971-07-25, scale 1:4029. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-15, scale 1:80000
1979-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-15, scale 1:80000
1979-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-15, scale 1:80000
1979-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-01-15, scale 1:80000
1979-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-15, scale 1:12164
1982-05-15, scale 1:12164. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-15, scale 1:12164
1982-05-15, scale 1:12164. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-15, scale 1:12164
1982-05-15, scale 1:12164. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-15, scale 1:12164
1982-05-15, scale 1:12164. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1993-06-05, scale 1:65000
1993-06-05, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-05-03, scale 1:15000
2002-05-03, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-05-03, scale 1:15000
2002-05-03, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-08-20, scale 1:65000
2004-08-20, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-08-20, scale 1:64900
2004-08-20, scale 1:64900. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-08-20, scale 1:65100
2004-08-20, scale 1:65100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-08-20, scale 1:65200
2004-08-20, scale 1:65200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

43 stations, 26 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

43 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 41-1Commissioner's District 1: Parrish, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CDO - 1 - 55)
  • 41-2Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Parrish, (See aerial photo CDO - 1 - 55 for boundaries of Parrish)
  • 41-3Commissioner's District 2 - Palmetto city: Palmetto city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 41-4Palmetto city - That part Bounded by City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits; 8th Ave.
  • 41-5Palmetto city - That part Bounded by City limits; 8th Ave.; 3rd; 10th Ave.
  • 41-6Palmetto city - That part Bounded by City limits; 10th Ave., 3rd, 8th Ave.; City limits; 13th Ave., Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 41-7Palmetto city - That part Bounded by City limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 13th Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 41-8Memphis unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CDO - 2 - 71)
  • 41-9Commissioner's District 2 - That part northwest of Seaboard Air Line Railroad and east of State Hwy. 683 and U.S. Hwy. 541
  • 41-10BCommissioner's District 2 - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 683; State Hwy. 683, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; City limits, Memphis unincorporated place limits, Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 41-10ACommissioner's District 2, That part Bounded by County line; U. S. Hwy. 541, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Memphis unincorporated place limits; City limits, unincorporated limits, Commissioner's District line; County line
  • 41-11Commissioner's District 2 - That part south of Seaboard Air Line Railroad, outside Palmetto city
  • 41-12Bradenton city, comprising parts of Commissioner's Districts 3 and 4: Bradenton city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Virginia Dr., Ward line; 12th Ave.; 26th
  • 41-13Bradenton city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by City limits; 26th; City limits; City limits
  • 41-14Bradenton city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 12th Ave.; Ward line; City limits; 26th
  • 41-15Bradenton city - That part of Ward 2 in Commissioner's District 3, excluding Manatee River Hotel Bounded by City limits; Commissioner's District line; Manatee Ave.; Ward line, City limits
  • 41-16Manatee River Hotel (In Bradenton city, Ward 2 Commissioner's District 3)
  • 41-17Bradenton city - That part of Ward 2 in Commissioner's District 3, excluding Dixie - Grande Hotel Bounded by Manatee Ave.; Commissioner's District line; 9th Ave.; Virginia Dr.
  • 41-18Dixie - Grande Hotel (In Bradenton city, Ward 2 Commissioner's District 3)
  • 41-19Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 9th Ave.; Commissioner's District line; 13th Ave., 13th Ave. extended, 13th Ave.; 5th
  • 41-20Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 9th Ave.; 5th; 13th Ave.; 9th
  • 41-21Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 9th Ave.; 9th; 13th Ave.; 14th
  • 41-22Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 9th Ave.; 14th; 12th Ave.; Ward line
  • 41-23Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 12th Ave.; 14th; City limits; Ward line
  • 41-24Bradenton city - That part of Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by 13th Ave., 13th Ave. extended, 13th Ave.; Commissioner's District line, City limits; City limits; 14th
  • 41-25Bradenton city - That part of Ward 4 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Ward line, East; Academy; Main
  • 41-26Bradenton city - That part of Ward 4 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by City limits; Main; Manatee Ave.; Commissioner's District line
  • 41-27Bradenton city - That part of Ward 5 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Academy; City limits; City limits; Main
  • 41-28Bradenton city - That part of Ward 5 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Manatee Ave.; Main; 9th Ave.; Commissioner's District line
  • 41-29Bradenton city - That part of Ward 5 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by 9th Ave.; Main; City limits; Commissioner's District line
  • 41-30Commissioner's District 3, outside Bradenton city: Anna Maria city - Holmes Beach town incorporated March 13, 1950 but not separately returned in 1950. Separation of returns in field shows population of 137
  • 41-31Cedar Hammock, unincorporated Bounded by Bradenton city limits; District line; State Hwy. 684; Offset line 1/ 4 mile west of and parallel to 14th Street
  • 41-32Rosedale unincorporated Bounded by Manatee River; Bradenton city limits; 13th Ave., 13th Ave. extended, 13th Ave.; 45th, Manatee Ave., 47th, 47th extended
  • 41-33ACommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Rosedale limits, City limits, Cedar Hammock limits, Commissioner's District line; Cortez Rd.; Sarasota Bay
  • 41-33BCommissioner's District 3 - That part of Anna Maria Island outside Anna Maria city
  • 41-33DCommissioner's District 3 - That part of Long Boat Key that is in Manatee County
  • 41-33CCommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Cortez Rd.; Commissioner's District line; County line; Sarasota Bay
  • 41-34Commissioner's District 4, outside Bradenton city: Oneco, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CDO - 2 - 51)
  • 41-35Samoset, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed Rd.; Unnamed Rd.; Unnamed Rd.; Old Bradenton Rd.
  • 41-36Samoset, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed Rd.; Old Bradenton Rd.; Unnamed Rd.; West Bradenton Rd.
  • 41-37ACommissioner's District 4, That part Bounded by Whitfield - Clay Rd., Whitfield -Clay Rd. extended; Commissioner's District line; County line; Commissioner's District line
  • 41-37BCommissioner's District 4, That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Clay - Whitfield Rd. extended, Clay - Whitfield Rd.; Commissioner's District line, City limits
  • 41-38Commissioner's District 5

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

725 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 725 of them, burning about 13,826 acres. 197 started naturally and 25 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural197
Debris and open burning131
Missing data/not specified/undetermined113
Equipment and vehicle use105
Railroad operations and maintenance89
Misuse of fire by a minor27
Arson/incendiarism25
Recreation and ceremony19
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking9
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 June 2001Natural1,300 acresFlorida Forest ServicePARRISH
23 May 2015Natural420 acresFlorida Forest ServiceKIBLER 64 (41)
19 April 2002Natural350 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDUETTE SOUTH
21 February 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 February 2001Equipment and vehicle use275 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSTAFFORD COMMAND
14 February 2009Debris and open burning230 acresFlorida Forest Service41-VALENTINE FIRE-0103
16 May 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined220 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 March 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 464 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 464 reports for this county, causing 10 deaths, 50 injuries and about $28,263,340 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind165
Tornado93
Hail71
Lightning41
Flood35
Heavy Rain21
Waterspout18
Flash Flood13
Funnel Cloud3
Storm Surge/Tide2
Wildfire1
Rip Current1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2016Tornado (EF2)Oak Knoll2 killed, 4 hurt, $150,000The NWS Storm Survey found a single-wide mobile home destroyed and rolled over. Seven people were inside the home, two adults were killed with four injured. The tornado also destroyed a 2000 square foot barn. The damage was in a very rural, isolated area and the Manatee County Sheriffs surveyed the storm track by helicopter and found numerous trees down along the path.
June 2016LightningMyakka Head1 killed, 2 hurtThree farm workers were struck by lightning while loading a truck. One was killed and the other two sustained injuries.
August 2017FloodLongbeach1 killed, $1,340,000Heavy rain started to fall over Manatee County on the 26th and continued through the 28th, with as much as 17 inches of rain falling in some areas. The highest rain totals were reported over Bradenton, mainly on the 26th through early morning on the 27th, resulting in numerous streets flooding. Cars were reported to be floating on State Road 70 near Interstate 75, requiring at least one water rescue. ||The heavy rain also caused water to enter numerous homes and businesses in Bradenton. Manatee Public Safety reporting that 67 homes, mostly in the Centre Lake community had a foot of water in them prompting the families to evacuate. Water was also reported in homes along Manatee Avenue West around 38th Street West.||One fatality was reported in Manatee County, when a 61 year old man drowned in the Sara Palms neighborhood on the evening of the 27th after his wheelchair tipped over in flood waters.
August 2003Flash FloodBradenton1 killed, $1,300,000A small area of brief heavy rains of 4 to 6 inches in one hour caused a flash flood in Bradenton between 27th Street and 75th Street. An unidentified man, possibly homeless, misjudged the flooded 18th Avenue Drive West and rode his bicycle into the turbulent waters. He was swept away into the Gulf of Mexico and his body was not found. The water caused damage to 88 homes and flooded numerous cars in the parking lot of the DeSoto Square Mall. Twenty six single family homes and 20 multi-family homes received major damage.
September 2021LightningLakewood Ranch1 killedBroadcast Media reported a fatal lightning strike that hit a man working on a roof.
July 2004LightningEllenton1 killedA 42 year old male was struck and killed by lightning in the 6000 block of 13th Avenue East in Ellenton.
September 2002Rip CurrentAnna Maria1 killedA 60 year old male German tourist lost his life as a result of rip currents while swimming with his wife in the Gulf of Mexico. Relatively large waves of three to five feet were found at the Manatee County Public Beach as a result of Hurricane Isidore spinning over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Tides of one to two feet above astronomical normals combined with the wave action to produce rip currents. Lifeguards were flying caution flags warning of rough surf.
July 2000LightningBradenton1 killedA 21 year old male was struck and killed by lightning from an approaching thunderstorm while on a boat on the Braden River.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindTerra Ceia Bay1 killedA man who lived on a houseboat drowned while apparently attempting to evacuate the boat in strong winds. (M43O)
May 1999LightningMyakka City7 hurtSeven migrant farm workers were struck and injured by lightning while taking refuge under a steel flatbed fruit truck during a thunderstorm along Verna Bethany Road between State Roads 70 and 64, eleven miles northwest of Myakka City. The lightning victims suffered mainly minor leg and arm injuries.
July 1977Tornado (F1)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1986Tornado (F0)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 1958Tornado (F3)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2009LightningOneco4 hurtFour people standing under a tree were injured when lightning struck the tree. A 52-year old male and a female were seriously injured and transported to the hospital. Two other people refused treatment.
February 1972Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2000LightningMyakka City3 hurtThree girls, ages 10, 12 and 14, were struck and injured by lightning in Myakka City.
December 1971Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 2021Tornado (EF1)Bayshore Gardens1 hurt, $1,000,000A five unit townhome sustained major damage with a rough estimate over $1 million. The tornado was moving southeast and the worst of the damage east side of the homes. One woman was injured by falling debris inside a home. About 20 other homes in the area had|superficial damage.
March 1998Tornado (F1)Myakka City1 hurt, $350,000A short lived tornado destroyed a mobile home and six to seven barns at the Charlotte Horse Ranch on State Road 70 near Myakka City. A 23 year-old man was injured and his cat killed when the tornado destroyed there mobile home and pickup truck.
July 2013Tornado (EF0)West Bradenton1 hurt, $20,000Emergency management relayed a report of a brief tornado causing damage in a mobile home park in Palmetto near 10th Street SW and 28th Avenue W. In total, 7 mobile homes sustained damage, 3 of which suffering moderate to heavy damage. Additionally, one person was treated for minor injuries caused by flying debris. Multiple sources relayed pictures of a funnel cloud from the same storm.
June 1997LightningBradenton1 hurt, $2,000Lightning initially struck a large tree with a sideflash that entered the home through the roof of a Bradenton resident. The resident was shocked by lightning inside his home.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindBradenton1 hurt, $1,000no account filed
May 2009LightningMyakka Head1 hurtA 24-year old female farm worker was struck directly in her back by lightning while picking vegetables in a field and was flown to a Tampa hospital. She suffered first- and second-degree burns to her chest and midsection from the strike.
June 2007HailHolmes Beach1 hurtGusty winds and golf ball size hail hit a male in the head and left a cut above his right eye.
July 2007LightningBradenton1 hurtLightning struck the ground near a 13-year-old boy and he was injured.
July 2006LightningEllenton1 hurtLightning struck a 16-year-old male as he was doing yard work for his family's lawn care business. The bolt struck a large nearby tree and the boy at the same time. A large branch from the tree fell and struck the boy who was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
July 1997LightningBradenton1 hurtA seven year old male was slightly injured by the side-flash of lightning that struck the tree he was climbing in Bradenton.
October 1997LightningBradenton1 hurtAn adult female was struck and slightly injured by lightning while standing in a parking lot at the Noahs Ark Preschool on 26th Street W. and Bayshore Gardens.
March 1999LightningHolmes Beach$3,500,000Lightning ignited a fire that caused 3.5 million dollars worth of damage to the three story Playa Encantada Apartment building on the 6000 block of Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach.
October 1997FloodBradenton$2,000,000no account filed
July 2007LightningBradenton$1,500,000A fire at the 1300 block of Commerce Blvd. at a tropical furniture factory was started by lightning. The 11,000-square-foot building valued at $1 million was a complete loss. Damage to the contents in the building was about $500,000. No injuries were reported.
August 2006LightningBradenton$1,200,000Lightning sparked a fire that destroyed a 12 unit apartment complex on Manatee Avenue West.
January 1998Flash FloodBradenton$1,200,000Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than 24 hours caused flooding of up to 300 homes from Bradenton to Myakka Head in Manatee county. Several roads and bridges were damaged by the flooding across Manatee county.Five homes incurred major water damage and another 131 had minor damage from the floodwaters as high as two feet deep. Total damage from the floodwaters was estimated at $1.2 million dollars.
July 2000Flash FloodAnna Maria$1,000,000Heavy rainfall of 7 to 11 inches in less than twelve hours caused extensive flooding of homes, businesses and roadways from Anna Maria south to Bradenton Beach in extreme western Manatee county. Floodwaters were reported three to four feet above street level in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach with nearly 50 homes damaged.
July 2009LightningBalentine Manor$750,000Lightning struck a home on Portmarnock Place in Lakewood Ranch causing the attic to catch fire and consume much of the home. Damage estimate included structure and contents.
September 2001Flash FloodBradenton$750,000no account filed
August 2002LightningBradenton$500,000Lightning struck a home at the University Park Country Club. The resulting fire resulted in the home being a total loss. A nearby house was scorched in the blaze. A few miles away in Lakewood Ranch a second home was struck causing a hole in the roof and blowing out several windows.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindBradenton$500,000Strong winds ripped the roof off two wings of a hospital building.
March 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500,000Trees and power lines were blown down. Porches and carports were ripped from houses.
November 1997Flash FloodBradenton$400,000no account filed
September 2016FloodAnna Maria Comps Site$350,000Heavy rain from Hurricane Hermine fell across Manatee County, with the three day total rainfall ranging from 5 to 10 inches. The highest rain accumulation recorded during the event was 9.82 inches at the CoCoRaHS station 1 mile west of Palmetto. The rain caused widespread street flooding across the eastern half of the county, and rising flood waters also caused numerous homes in Bradenton to be evacuated. Damage from the flooding was roughly estimated to total $350,000.
July 2006LightningBradenton$300,000Lightning sparked a house fire on Night Heron Way in the Panther Ridge subdivision. Firefighters had to battle the roof blaze from the ground because lightning in the area would have made it too dangerous to use extension ladders.
November 1997FloodBradenton$300,000no account filed
September 1997Flash FloodBradenton$300,000no account filed
July 2006LightningBradenton$250,000Lightning caused a fire in the attic of a home on the 1900 block of 85th Court NW. Firefighters took 25 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
July 1991Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
February 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1981Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 1979Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
February 1972Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2005Tornado (F1)Bradenton$210,000A tornado related to Hurricane Dennis in the Hidden Oaks and Greyhawk Landing communities collapsed a large concrete block barn with a metal roof as one of the walls was pushed inward, shredded several pool cages, and uprooted many trees. The maximum wind was estimated at 90 MPH.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindEl Rancho Vlg$200,000EM reports damage to 31 total mobile homes in the Swan Lake and Chateau Village Mobile Home Park communities between Bradenton and Bayshore Gardens, mainly consisting of metal peeled off of homes and carports.
April 2009LightningPalma Sola$200,000Lightning struck the roof of a house causing a fire.
February 1998Tornado (F1)Myakka City$200,000A tornado tore off the roof of a milking facility, two barns and a shed, damaged feed silos and downed power lines in a rural area of eastern Manatee County along State Road 70.
January 1999Storm Surge/TideAnna Maria$200,000no account filed
January 1998Storm Surge/TideAnna Maria$200,000no account filed
July 2008Heavy RainMyakka City$150,000A home with significant roof damage from winds also received 7.5 inches of rain with the storm. The rain caused significant water damage inside the home once the roof was destroyed and the home was uninhabitable.
January 1998FloodCountywide$150,000Heavy rains of four to five inches caused localized flooding of roadways and low lying areas. The Rogers Garden Park apartments on the 5800 block of Eighth Street Court East incurred water damage from the floodwaters. Also, several vehicles on 55th Street in Bradenton were damaged by floodwaters up to three feet deep.

Mines and quarries

29 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 29 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 22 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Phosphorus-Phosphates16
Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite3
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Dolomite3
Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite2
Limestone, General2
Sand2
Calcium1
Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum1
Water, Free1
Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite1
Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite1
Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free1
Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clarks Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, DolomitePast Producer
Duette MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Water, FreeProspect1900
Manatee County Unknown OwnershipsPhosphorus-Phosphates, Water, FreeOccurrence
Manatee NorthUranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1957
Manatee SouthPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Aluminum, Iron, Fluorine-FluoriteProspectChemical Sediment, Marine
Northeast Manatee - Imc/Altman TrctPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, FreeProspect
Northeast Manatee/TexacoPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1965
P and R Shell Pit No. 2CalciumProducer
Texaco Manatee Braddock & TaylorPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, AluminumProspect1965
Turner PropertyPhosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1955
David C.Turner HeirsPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1965
Dot Sarasota - Parrish MineSandUnknownSand
Dot Sarasota - Sr 64SandUnknownSand
Gator Asphalt Paving Reclaimed Concrete OperationLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Quality Aggregates - University Park MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Swift/Durrance AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1965
Bradenton Dolomite QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Keys PropertyPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1965
Minton Dolomite QuarryDolomitePast Producer
N.E. Manatee--Swift/Grace AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1966
P and R Shell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Palmetto Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Palmetto Dolomite QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Rutland-Colvin-ValePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1965
State Road 70 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Imc Agrico - Lonesome / Four CornersPhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Nu-Gulf Industries - Wingate CreekPhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Piney Point Nu-GulfPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Wingate Creek MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1964, 1981

Every populated place in the county

61

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.