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Pasco County, Florida

98 topographic sheets cover 63 settlements here, and 10 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

10 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Pasco County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 925 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 10 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 3 districts.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 63 populated places in this county; 63 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

10

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
Charles B. Anderson Housebuilding199696000467
Samuel Baker Housebuilding199797000052
Church Street Historic Districtdistrict199797000910
Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depotbuilding199494000706
Dade City Woman's Clubbuilding200303001014
Hacienda Hotelbuilding199696001185
Capt. Harold B. Jeffries Housebuilding199595001370
Pasco County Courthousebuilding200606000843
St Leo Abbey Historic Districtdistrict199897001637
Zephyrhills Downtown Historic Districtdistrict200101001058

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 of 4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 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.

Palmetto Lodge, Port Richey, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Palmetto Lodge, Port Richey, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Fountain Motel, Dade City, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Fountain Motel, Dade City, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Valencia Restaurant, Dade City, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Valencia Restaurant, Dade City, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

36 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 1,282 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 36 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, 1950-04-08, scale 1:60000
1950-04-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-16, scale 1:24000
1951-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-16, scale 1:24000
1951-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-16, scale 1:24000
1951-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-16, scale 1:24000
1951-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-01, scale 1:17000
1957-11-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-01, scale 1:17000
1957-11-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-01, scale 1:17000
1957-11-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123241
1969-10-14, scale 1:123241. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123241
1969-10-14, scale 1:123241. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. 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, 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, 1950-04-08, scale 1:60000
1950-04-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-08, scale 1:60000
1950-04-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-08, scale 1:60000
1950-04-08, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:23600
1952-04-16, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:23600
1952-04-16, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:23600
1952-04-16, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:23600
1952-04-16, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-01, scale 1:17000
1957-11-01, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-27, scale 1:17000
1958-01-27, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-27, scale 1:17000
1958-01-27, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-27, scale 1:17000
1958-01-27, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-27, scale 1:17000
1958-01-27, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:120984
1969-10-14, scale 1:120984. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123300
1969-10-14, scale 1:123300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-01, scale 1:20500
1971-12-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-01, scale 1:20500
1971-12-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-01, scale 1:20500
1971-12-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-01, scale 1:20500
1971-12-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-13, scale 1:80000
1977-11-13, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

47 stations, 27 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

34 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.

  • 51-1St. Leo town, comprising parts of Commissioner's Districts 1, 2 and 4 St. Leo town - That part in Commissioner's District 1
  • 51-2St. Leo town - That part in Commissioner's District 2
  • 51-3St. Leo town - That part in Commissioner's District 4, excluding Holy Name Convent, St. Benedicts Preparatory Hall, St. Leo Abbey and St. Leo Preparatory School
  • 51-4Holy Name Convent District 4 (In St. Leo town, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 51-5St. Benedicts Preparatory Hall (In St. Leo town, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 51-6St. Leo Abbey (In St. Leo town, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 51-7St. Leo Preparatory School (In St. Leo town, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 51-8Commissioner's District 1, outside St. Leo town: Dade city: Dade City - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Buford Ave., 3rd, hast Church Ave.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 51-9Dade City - That part Bounded by City limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; West Howard Ave., City limits; City limits
  • 51-10Dade City - That part Bounded by West Howard Ave.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 51-11Dade City - That part Bounded by Cast Church Ave., 3rd, Buford Ave.; City limits; City limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 51-12Lacoochee, unincorporated: Lacoochee, unincorporated - That part north of State Hwy. 575 and northwest of Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 51-13Lacoochee, unincorporated - That part south of State Hwy. 575 and southeast of Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 51-14Commissioner's District 1 - That part east of Withlacoochee River, outside the unincorporated place of Lacoochee (See separate map for boundaries of Lacoochee)
  • 51-15Commissioner's District 1 - That part west of Withlacoochee River and east of State Hwys. 35 and 59, outside Dade City and the unincorporated place of Lacoochee (See separate map for boundaries of Lacoochee)
  • 51-16Commissioner's District 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 35 and east of State Hwy. 41, outside Dade City
  • 51-17Commissioner's District 1 - That part west of State Hwys. 41 and 39, outside Dade City and St. Leo town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in St. Leo town)
  • 51-18District 2, outside St. Leo town: Zephyrhills city: Zephyrhills city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; 12th, South Ave., 16th
  • 51-19Zephyrhills city - That part Bounded by City limits; 16th; 6th Ave.; City limits
  • 51-20Zephyrhills city - That part Bounded by 6th Ave.; 16th, South Ave., 12th; City limits; City limits
  • 51-21Commissioner's District 2 - That part east of State Hwys. 39 and 41, outside Zephyrhills city
  • 51-22Commissioner's District 2 - That part west of State Hwys. 39 and 41, outside Zephyrhills city and St. Leo town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 2 is in St. Leo town)
  • 51-23Commissioner's District 3
  • 51-24Commissioner's District 4, outside St. Leo town: San Antonio city: San Antonio city, excluding Holy Name Academy Boarding and Day School
  • 51-25Holy Name Academy Boarding Day and School (In San Antonio city)
  • 51-26Commissioner's District 4, outside San Antonio city and St. Leo town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in St. Leo town)
  • 51-27Commissioner's District 5: New Port Richey city: New Port Richey city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Main; Pithlochascotee River
  • 51-28New Port Richey city - That part Bounded by City limits; Pithlochascotee River; Gulf Rd.; City limits
  • 51-29New Port, Richey city - That part Bounded by Gulf Rd., Pithlochascotee River, Main Boulevard; City limits; City limits
  • 51-30New Port Richey city - That part Bounded by Main; City limits; City limits; Boulevard
  • 51-31Port Richey city
  • 51-32Commissioner's District 5 - That part north of State Hwy. 52 and U.S. Hwy. 19; west and north of New Port Richey - Pasco Rd.; west of U.S. Hwy. 19, outside New Port Richey and Port Richey cities, excluding Anclote Keys U.S. Lighthouse
  • 51-33Anclote Keys U.S. Lighthouse (In Commissioner's District 5)
  • 51-34Commissioner's District 5 - That part south of State Hwy. 52 and U.S. Hwy. 19; east and south of New Port Richey - Pasco Rd. and east of U.S. Hwy. 19, outside New Port Richey city

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,493 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,493 of them, burning about 31,802 acres. 327 started naturally and 261 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural327
Arson/incendiarism261
Equipment and vehicle use253
Railroad operations and maintenance206
Debris and open burning133
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Misuse of fire by a minor118
Recreation and ceremony43
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Fireworks9
Smoking8

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 May 2017Arson/incendiarism2,275 acresFlorida Forest ServiceANCLOTE BRANCH (51)
23 June 1998Natural1,287 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 June 1998Natural1,000 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 March 2004Debris and open burning750 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCOMPRESSCO FIRE/0274
30 March 2006Debris and open burning639 acresFlorida Forest Service51/BIG FISH FIRE/0350
3 June 2004Natural600 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSTARKEY FIVE-0544
7 May 2007Natural559 acresFlorida Forest Service51/KERRY TULLY FIRE/0557
3 June 2000Natural550 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 571 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 571 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 70 injuries and about $132,468,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind244
Hail107
Tornado96
Flood49
Lightning30
Heavy Rain24
Waterspout6
Flash Flood6
Funnel Cloud4
Storm Surge/Tide2
Coastal Flood1
Frost/Freeze1
Dust Devil1

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
July 2001LightningSan Antonio1 killed, 3 hurtA 42 year old male road crew worker was struck and killed by lightning and three others injured slightly near Darby Road, two miles east of Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, in east central Pasco county. Lightning struck an aluminum rod held by the man as he walked down the middle of an unpaved road just prior to the beginning of rainfall. The three other road crew workers were knocked off their feet and briefly stunned by the lightning strike.
June 2012FloodNew Port Richey1 killed, $2,000,000The Anclote River at Elfers began to flood on the 24th due primarily to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Debby. The river crested early on the morning of the 26th at 26.74 feet, or 6.74 feet above flood stage, and then fell below flood stage on the 29th. As many as 15,000 people were evacuated from 7,000 homes due to the rising flood waters. Homes at Anclote River Estates were standing in several feet of water.||On the 27th, the body of a 46 year old man was found floating in the Anclote River. The Medical Examiner determined that the man died of accidental drowning, with a cardiovascular factor, but no other details are known.
August 2006LightningWesley Chapel1 killedA 16-year-old roofer weas struck and killed by lightning as he was reaching down for the nail gun.
June 1998LightningNew Port Richey1 killedLightning struck and killed a 25 year-old male standing in a field along the 18000 block of Lester Dairy Road near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and State Road 54.
April 1959Tornado (F2)not stated12 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1993Tornado (F0)New Port Richey11 hurtA small tornado damaged several homes. Eleven people suffered minor injuries.
March 1979Tornado (F1)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 1968Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F1)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2006LightningWesley Chapel4 hurtA nearby lightning strike injured four plumbers as they were preparing to seek shelter from an approaching storm. One of the men were knocked unconscious and another could not feel his legs for about an hour. The men were taken to the hospital and released.
January 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
August 1997LightningNew Port Richey3 hurt, $500Lightning struck and split a tree at the Crews Lake Park in Shady Hill. Three people that sought shelter under the tree, an adult female and two children, were slightly injured by the sideflash of the lightning bolt.
December 2006Tornado (F2)Pasco2 hurt, $3,500,000The tornado hit the Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club which is located a few miles west of San Antonio or about 9.5 miles west southwest of Dade City. Radar showed the tornado occurred on the north side of a small bow echo that was moving to the northeast and caused additional damage north of State Road 52. The tornado caused $3.5 million in damage, two injuries, 101 damaged homes, 21 of which were considered heavily damaged, and 6 destroyed. Most of the damage was rated F0 or F1 on the Fuita tornado scale. However, damage rated as F2 occurred on the 2900 block of Caddyshack Lane. The damage looked like high end F1 damage, but the 1999 home had hurricane straps, a reinforced garage door, and other protective measures making it stronger than the average home.
December 1978Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1988Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $2,500no account filed
May 1989Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDade City1 hurt, $25,000Damaging down burst winds downed a tree onto a vehicle with one person trapped inside 2 miles northwest of Dade City. Trees and wires were downed in Dade City at the intersection of Rose Avenue and 14th Street.
May 1979Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
January 1973Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
January 1958Tornadonot stated1 hurt, $250no account filed
August 2010LightningCrystal Spgs1 hurtLightning struck a barbed-wire fence in a cow pasture and injured a 9-year-old boy who was reaching through the fence to pet a cow. The boy briefly lost consciousness and couldn't move his right side after the strike. He was hospitalized overnight and regained feeling in his right side. The strike also knocked down an 11-year-old boy, a cow, and a calf that were all near the fence, but all stood back up within seconds uninjured. The strike was the first strike in the area, with the thunderstorm moving in shortly thereafter.
August 2009LightningZephyr Hills Muni Ar1 hurtLightning struck the boom of a 130 foot drag line crane and injured the man operating the crane on Yonkers Boulevard in Zephyrhills. The man was airlifted to a Tampa hospital and was complaining of tingling in his fingers. It was not raining at the time and it was the first lightning strike anyone saw.
May 2005LightningHudson1 hurtA 45-year-old construction worker was inside a home under construction doing air conditioning work when he was indirectly struck by lightning. Another worker in the building said the man was sitting up against the wall shaking, his hands were twitching, and his speech was impaired after the strike.
July 2004LightningDarby1 hurtA man was airlifted to the hospital after he and his pig were struck by lightning. The man was treated for burns and was released. The man crawled 150 yards from his barn to his home to call 911. The pig did not survive.
June 1996LightningNew Port Richey1 hurtno account filed
August 1996LightningPort Richey1 hurtno account filed
September 2016FloodElfers$89,000,000Heavy rains, mostly from Hurricane Hermine brought the Anclote River at Elfers into major flood stage, cresting at 25.08 feet at 1830EST on the 3rd. The river was in moderate or major flood stage from 0400EST on the 3rd through 0100EST on the 6th. In total, 2,672 properties were impacted, with 1,565 homes with minor damage, 305 homes with major damage, and 7 homes destroyed. In total, damage from the flooding was estimated to be $89 million.
August 2015FloodHudson$7,000,000The Anclote River near Elfers, was just below flood stage at the onset of the heavy rain courtesy of 6-10 of rain across the basin at the end of July. The heavy rain and subsequent river flooding at the beginning of August produced millions in dollars of damage across Pasco County. The river crest at 25.4 feet which was well above major flood stage of 24.0 feet. ||In total, 46 single family dwellings were destroyed, 32 received major damage and 258 homes sustained minor damage from the flooding. 36 mobile homes were destroyed while 6 others sustained damage from flooding.
December 1997Flash FloodCountywide$2,950,000no account filed
February 1974Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
January 1999Storm Surge/TideHudson$1,800,000no account filed
January 1998Storm Surge/TideHudson$1,800,000no account filed
March 1998Flash FloodCountywide$1,500,000Heavy rains caused widespread flooding to homes, roadways and low-lying areas from New Port Richey to Zephyrhills and Dade City in Pasco county. More than 100 homes were damaged from floodwaters, primarily in the Timber Lake Estates along Morris Bridge Road of Zephyrhills.
December 1997FloodTrilby$1,100,000The Withlacoochee River rose to 15.8 feet on the 31st, which caused 29 homes and 60 properties along the river to flood. Flood stage for the Withlacoochee River at Trilby was 12 feet. Eight homes from Trilby to Lacoochee were destroyed and 20 more damaged by floodwaters.
July 2015FloodNew Port Rw Pasco Ar$1,000,000Heavy rain fell over the Anclote River basin on the 25th and 26th, causing the river to rise into moderate flood stage (22 feet) during the evening of the 25th, cresting at a level of 23.62 feet early on the morning of the 27th, then finally falling back into minor flood stage on the 28th. The Pasco County Office of Emergency Management reported that 321 homes were evacuated near Elfers along the Anclote River, and multiple swift water rescues were conducted by Pasco County Fire Rescue.
December 2007Tornado (EF1)Land O Lakes$1,000,000A housing annex worth $750,000 at the county jail was destroyed. The 125 female inmates living in the annex were evacuated before it was destroyed, resulting in zero injuries. There was also roof damage to a fire station, four vehicles were flipped and there were numerous trees and power poles downed.
March 1998FloodTrilby$750,000The Withlacoochee River rose to 14.06 feet on the 1st, over two feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused water damage to properties along the river.
June 2012Tornado (EF1)New Port Richey$650,000The New Port Richey Parks Department reported major damage to five homes in the Tanglewood Terrace subdivision with an estimated damage of $650,000.
November 2018Tornado (EF1)New Port Rw Pasco Ar$500,000Seven homes were damaged on Block Player Dr. in Port Richey. One sustained major damage with 4 others sustaining some structural damage. There were also numerous downed trees in the area.
July 2015FloodAripeka Comps Site$500,000Pasco County Emergency Management and numerous broadcast media outlets reported widespread flooding across western Pasco County due to a couple of days of very heavy rainfall, with at least one site reporting over 11 inches of rain. ||In Hudson on the 24th, street flooding was reported to have caused several stranded cars, with water almost up to the hood of one car.||In New Port Richey, Jarvis Street had to be closed on the 24th due to the heavy rain, and water was over the height of car tires near the intersection of US 19 and State Road 54.||More rain fell on the already saturated ground on the 25th, making conditions worse. More street flooding, closed roads, and stranded cars were reported in New Port Richey, Port Richey, Trinity, and Hudson.
January 1998FloodTrilby$500,000The Withlacoochee River rose to 16.3 feet on the 4th, nearly four and a half feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused significant water damage to properties along the river.
February 1998FloodTrilby$500,000The Withlacoochee River rose to 14.0 feet on the 28th, nearly two feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused water damage to properties along the river.
September 2017FloodElfers$460,000Heavy rains from Hurricane Irma caused the Anclote River at Elfers to rise above flood stage on the 11th, with flooding continuing through the 18th. The water level crested at 24.87 feet on the 12th, 0.87 feet above the major flooding threshold. ||The flood waters entered several homes in the Anclote River Estates and Anclote River Acres neighborhoods. Flood damage to homes was estimated at $460,000.
March 1998FloodHudson$450,000Four to six inches of heavy rainfall caused localized flooding to dozens of homes and several streets near Frierson Lake. Most of the flood damage to homes occurred along West Road in Hudson.
August 2015LightningLand O Lakes$350,000A lightning strike hit a house in Land O' Lakes and the subsequent fire caused the house to be a total loss. The fire caused the second story to collapse onto the first floor. The home was a vacation property and was vacant at the time so no injuries were reported.
March 1998FloodZephyrhills$300,000Six to eight inches of heavy rainfall caused localized flooding of more than 20 homes along Wire Road of Zephyrhills. Water levels on a few local roads near Zephyrhills rose three to four feet deep before receding.
June 2003Flash FloodHudson$250,000Heavy rains caused flooding that impacted 125 properties and flooded 25 homes and businesses in the Hudson, Odessa, Wesley Chapel, and Zephyrhills area. Nine roads were damaged to a total of $150,000. The rainfall totals for the day were 8.01 inches 6 miles east northeast of Tarpon Springs, 6.36 inches in Gowers Corner, and 5.65 inches in Hudson.
March 2001Tornado (F0)Hudson$250,000National Weather Service damage survey indicated that a high end F0 tornado, that averaged 35 yards in width, initially touched down and uprooted two large pine trees which damaged the roof of a home on Willow Brook Court in a residential community of Hudson. The tornado continued on a tree-top level northeast trajectory where it caused additional sporadic tree and pool enclosure damage on Ashbury Drive. The tornado then began a east-northeast trajectory and removed a poorly fastened aluminum roof from a mobile home on Bud Street. As the path direction became northeast, the next sporadic touchdown occurred at the Hudson High School where a portion of the gynasium roof was lifted, buckled and removed, while the nearby ballfield bleachers were flipped over by the tornado.The tornado continued over rural semi-wooded western Pasco county where it snapped two pine trees along Coyote Road before it lifted and dissipated.
July 1990Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1989Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 1985Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1978Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1978Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Holiday$240,000There were 50 homes with light damage, and seven homes with moderate or greater damage. Several tree trunks were snapped, some half-way up the trunk, and several trees were uprooted. One business had minor roof damage with awnings and a fence destroyed. The damage path was narrow and not continuous. Winds were estimated at 95mph.
January 1998FloodAripeka$200,000Heavy rain of two to three inches in less than five hours caused minor flooding of roads and low-lying areas. Several vehicles incurred water damage along U.S. Highway 19 in New Port Richey.
December 1997FloodDade City$200,000The Withlacoochee River in Dade City crested at 16 feet, four feet above flood stage and flooded several homes including the Withlacoochee RV park and Canoe Rental.
September 1997Flash FloodCountywide$200,000Heavy rainfall of up to six inches over western Pasco county to nearly twelve inches over eastern Pasco county caused flooding of roads, bridges, overpasses, homes, businesses, rivers and streams from New Port Richey east to Zephyrhills and Dade City.

Mines and quarries

23 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 23 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 11 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand14
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Limestone, General3
Peat2
Clay1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Dade City - Clay MineClayUnknown
Steams Peat - Steams PitPeatProducerPeat
WRB Enterprizes, Inc. - WRB's Peat MinePeatUnknownPeat
Belcher MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
International Minerals and Chem. - MorrellLimestone, GeneralProducer
Morrel Limerock MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Plaza Materials - Plaza Materials MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Sun West Mining - Sun West MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Z Rock MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bexley Land Trust - Bexley Land Trust MineSandUnknown
Comas Trust - Comas Trust MineSandUnknown
Dot Dade City - Hudson MineSandUnknownSand
Environmental Capital Holdings - Pasco Rd.SandProducerClay
Golden Crown Enterprises, Inc. - Bolton Ave. Sand MineSandUnknown
Jay Two Three, Inc. - Day 23 Mi NeSandProducer
Larkin Contraction, Inc. - Larkin Sand MineSandUnknown
Lsb Corporation - Lsb Corporation MineSandUnknown
Lykes Development Corporation - Lykes-Wells Road MineSandUnknown
Pasco Lakes - Pasco Road PitSandProducer
Sunset Sand Mine Inc. - Sunset Sand MineSandProducer
Swann Lake Corporation - Swann Lake MineSandUnknown
The Cone Corp. - U.S. 41 MineSandProducer
Tkl Development Corporation - Doyle Ranch Sand MineSandUnknown

Every populated place in the county

63

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.

The vanished settlements of Pasco County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

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.