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Polk County, Florida

180 topographic sheets cover 120 settlements here, and 78 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

78 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Polk County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 1,768 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 78 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 51 buildings, 23 districts, 2 structures and 2 sites.
  • 7 of the 78 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 120 populated places in this county; 120 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

78

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
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depotbuilding199090001277
Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing Housebuilding199797000794
Auburndale City Hallbuilding201313000964
Babson Park Woman's Clubbuilding199797001229
Bartow Downtown Commercial Districtdistrict199393000393
Ephriam M. Baynard Housebuilding200101001208
Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential Districtdistrict199393000130
Biltmore-Cumberland Historic Districtdistrict200404000565
Lawrence Brown Housebuilding200100001594
B. K. Bullard Housebuilding199090001272
Casa De Josefinabuilding197575000567
Central Avenue Schoolbuilding199999000865
Central Grammar School, Oldbuilding199494000160
Chalet Suzannedistrict199090001085
Christ Churchbuilding197676000605
Church of the Holy Spiritbuilding199090001271
Cleveland Court Schoolbuilding199999000862
John F. Cox Grammar Schoolbuilding199999000864
Craney Spec Houses Historic Districtbuilding2019100004349
Cypress Gardensdistrict201414000152
Davenport Historic Districtdistrict199797000894
Dixie Walesbilt Hotelbuilding199090001273
Dixieland Historic Districtdistrict199494001479
Downtown Haines City Commercial Districtdistrict199494000150
Downtown Winter Haven Historic Districtdistrict200201001414
Dundee ACL Railroad Depot, Oldbuilding200101000739
East Lake Morton Residential Districtdistrict199393000621
El Retirobuilding198585003331
John H. Evans Housebuilding2022100008019
First Baptist Churchbuilding199090001275
Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapelbuilding197575000568
Florida Southern College, Polk Science Buildingbuilding197575000568
Fort Meade Historic Districtdistrict199494000781
Frostproof High School, Oldbuilding199797001420
Griffin Grammar Schoolbuilding200707000509
Haines City National Guard Armory, Oldbuilding199494000158
Henley Field Ball Parkbuilding199797000458
Benjamin Franklin Holland Housebuilding197575000566
Homeland Schoolbuilding200707000001
Interlaken Historic Residential Districtdistrict200202000266
Holland Jenks Housebuilding199696000254
C. L. Johnson Housebuilding198989001481
Lake Hunter Terrace Historic Districtdistrict200202001536
Lake Mirror Promenadestructure198383001437
Lake Wales City Hallbuilding199090001274
Lake Wales Commercial Historic Districtdistrict199090000732
Lake Wales Historic Residental Districtdistrict199797000858
Lake of the Hills Community Clubbuilding200000000265
Lakeland High School, Oldbuilding199393001027
W. Henry Lewis Housebuilding201212000791
Mann Manorbuilding201111000718
Mountain Lake Colony Housebuilding199191000113
Mountain Lake Estates Historic Districtdistrict199393000871
Munn Park Historic Districtdistrict199797001228
North Avenue Historic Districtdistrict200101001086
Northeast Bartow Residential Districtdistrict199393000392
Oak Hill Cemeterysite200303000006
Oates Buildingbuilding199595000925
Perry Housebuilding2022100007366
Polk County Courthouse, Oldbuilding198989001055
Polk Hotelbuilding199494000151
Polk Theatre and Office Buildingbuilding199393000446
Pope Avenue Historic Districtdistrict200101001337
Roosevelt Schoolbuilding200101000306
Shell Hammock Landingbuilding2019100004350
Singing Tower, Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuarystructure197272000350
South Bartow Residential Districtdistrict199393000394
South Florida Military Collegebuilding197272000349
South Lake Morton Historic Districtdistrict198585002900
Spook Hillsite2019100003585
St. Mark's Episcopal Churchbuilding199494000159
Surveyor's Lake Schoolhousebuilding2024100008963
John J. Swearingen Housebuilding198282002379
Thompson and Company Cigar Factorybuilding200202000838
G. V. Tillman Housebuilding199090001276
Winston Schoolbuilding200101001362
Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential Districtdistrict200000000660
Woman's Club of Winter Havenbuilding199898000927

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1883 - Map of Polk County, Florida
Land ownership map (1883) - Map of Polk County, Florida. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

41 of 153 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 153 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.

Natural fairyland of sunshine and flowers at beautiful Cypress Gardens, Boston Public Library - undated
Natural fairyland of sunshine and flowers at beautiful Cypress Gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cypress trees - Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Cypress trees - Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Study in knees at Cyprus Gardens in beautiful Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Study in knees at Cyprus Gardens in beautiful Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Azalea fringed lagoon in Cypress Gardens in sunny Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Azalea fringed lagoon in Cypress Gardens in sunny Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Civic center at night on Lake Mirror, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Civic center at night on Lake Mirror, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Morton, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Morton, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Success Avenue on Lake Morton, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Success Avenue on Lake Morton, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
National Home of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
National Home of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The public library, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The public library, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
National Home of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
National Home of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bowling on the green at Lakeland, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bowling on the green at Lakeland, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Flamingoes at the Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Flamingoes at the Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Beauty and comfort- on a lake, Boston Public Library - undated
Beauty and comfort- on a lake. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Chandlers' Rainbow Drive Motel, 402 U.S. highway 92, 8 miles east of Lakeland, Fla., Auburndale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Chandlers' Rainbow Drive Motel, 402 U.S. highway 92, 8 miles east of Lakeland, Fla., Auburndale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bartow's Municipal Trailer Park, Bartow, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bartow's Municipal Trailer Park, Bartow, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rock and cactus garden, Boston Public Library - undated
Rock and cactus garden. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Ancient cypress trees at Florida Cypress Gardens, Boston Public Library - undated
Ancient cypress trees at Florida Cypress Gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Camellia Japonica's lane, Florida Cypress Gardens, Boston Public Library - undated
Camellia Japonica's lane, Florida Cypress Gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A gardenia free at cypress gardens, Boston Public Library - undated
A gardenia free at cypress gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A gardenia free at cypress gardens, Boston Public Library - undated
A gardenia free at cypress gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cruise thru Cypress Gardens, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Cruise thru Cypress Gardens, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Main trail through cypress gardens in sunny Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Main trail through cypress gardens in sunny Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bonaire Lodge, Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bonaire Lodge, Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Wonder House, Bartow, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Singing tower, Boston Public Library - undated
Singing tower. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bok "Singing Tower," Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bok "Singing Tower," Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sierra Court Motel, Winter Haven, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sierra Court Motel, Winter Haven, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cypress trees - Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Cypress trees - Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
World's largest lemons (Ponderosa), Boston Public Library - undated
World's largest lemons (Ponderosa). Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Jacaranda Apartments, Winter Haven, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Jacaranda Apartments, Winter Haven, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Florida, the sunshine state, Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Florida, the sunshine state. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
South view of the Singing Tower, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
South view of the Singing Tower, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bok "Singing Tower," Lake Wales, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bok "Singing Tower," Lake Wales, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gardenias to you from Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Gardenias to you from Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Map of colorful attractions of Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Map of colorful attractions of Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Legend of the Spanish moss, Boston Public Library - undated
Legend of the Spanish moss. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 2,300 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1950-04-06, 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, 1952-02-18, scale 1:28400
1952-02-18, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-22, scale 1:17000
1957-04-22, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-22, scale 1:17000
1957-04-22, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-22, scale 1:17000
1957-04-22, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-22, scale 1:17000
1957-04-22, scale 1:17000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-15, scale 1:38834
1958-01-15, scale 1:38834. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-15, scale 1:38834
1958-01-15, scale 1:38834. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-15, scale 1:39095
1958-01-15, scale 1:39095. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-15, scale 1:39095
1958-01-15, scale 1:39095. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-02-13, scale 1:47663
1959-02-13, scale 1:47663. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-02-13, scale 1:47663
1959-02-13, scale 1:47663. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-02-13, scale 1:47280
1959-02-13, scale 1:47280. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-22, scale 1:61170
1960-01-22, scale 1:61170. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-22, scale 1:61170
1960-01-22, scale 1:61170. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-22, scale 1:61170
1960-01-22, scale 1:61170. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, 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, 1951-03-02, scale 1:28400
1951-03-02, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-02, scale 1:28400
1951-03-02, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-02, scale 1:28400
1951-03-02, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-02, scale 1:28400
1951-03-02, 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, 1959-02-13, scale 1:47280
1959-02-13, scale 1:47280. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-22, scale 1:61170
1960-01-22, scale 1:61170. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123695
1969-10-14, scale 1:123695. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123695
1969-10-14, scale 1:123695. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123695
1969-10-14, scale 1:123695. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-14, scale 1:123695
1969-10-14, scale 1:123695. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:122294
1970-03-24, scale 1:122294. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:125045
1970-03-24, scale 1:125045. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:125045
1970-03-24, scale 1:125045. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:125045
1970-03-24, scale 1:125045. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-30, scale 1:20500
1971-11-30, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-30, scale 1:20500
1971-11-30, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-30, scale 1:20500
1971-11-30, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-30, scale 1:20500
1971-11-30, 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, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

72 stations, 41 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

151 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.

  • 53-1Commissioner's District 1: Bradley Junction town
  • 53-2Mulberry city: Mulberry city - That part east of Church Ave.
  • 53-3Mulberry city - That part west of Church Ave.
  • 53-4Brewster, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CTU - 14B - 45)
  • 53-5Highland City, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CTU - 12B - 35)
  • 53-6Pierce, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CTU - 14B - 52)
  • 53-7Commissioner's District 1 - That part north of State Hwy. 60 and east of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, outside Mulberry city and the unincorporated place of Highland City (See aerial photo CTU - 12B - 35 for boundaries of Highland City)
  • 53-8BN/A
  • 53-8ACommissioner's District 1 - That part Bounded by N. side of State Hwy. 60, Section line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Mulberry city limits, State Hwy. 37. Pierce unincorporated limits, State Hwy. 37; Bradley Junction town limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, County line
  • 53-9Commissioner's District 1 - That part southwest of Seaboard Air line Railway and west of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, outside Bradley Junction town and the unincorporated place of Brewster (See aerial photo CTU - 14B - 45 for boundaries of Brewster)
  • 53-10Commissioner's District 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 60 and east of State Hwy. 37 and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, outside Mulberry city, Bradley Junction town and the unincorporated places of Brewster and Pierce (See aerial photo CTU - 14B - 45 for boundaries of Brewster and aerial photo CTU - 14B - 52 for boundaries of Pierce)
  • 53-11Commissioner's District 2: Fort Meade city: Fort Meade city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Broadway; Charleston Ave.
  • 53-12Fort Meade city - That part Bounded by City limits; Charleston Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 53-13Fort Meade city - That part Bounded by Broadway; City limits; City limits; Charleston Ave.
  • 53-14Frostproof town: Frostproof town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-15Frostproof town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Third, Clinch Lake; Town limits
  • 53-16Frostproof town - That part Bounded by Clinch Lake, Third; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Town limits; Town limits
  • 53-17Commissioner's District 2 - That part excluding Avon Park Air Force Base (Pt.) Bounded by Commissioner's District line; County line; County line; State Hwy. 25, State Hwy. 17, Frostproof town limits, State Hwy. 17
  • 53-18Avon Park Air Force Base (Pt.) (In Commissioner's District 2) (Remainder of Avon Park Air Force Base is in Commissioner's Districts 1 and 2, Highlands County)
  • 53-19Commissioner's District 2 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; State Hwy. 17, Frostproof town limits; Fort Meade - Frostproof Rd., Fort Meade City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-20Commissioner's District 2 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Fort Meade city limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; County line; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-21Commissioner's District 2 - That part Bounded by Fort Meade city limits, Fort Meade - Frostproof Rd., Frostproof town limits; State Hwy. 17, State Hwy. 25; County line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-22Auburndale city, comprising parts of Commissioner's Districts 3 and 5: Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by City limits; Bridgers Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-23Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Commissioner's District line, City limits; City limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Unnamed street, West Park, Lake Ave.; Lake Ariana
  • 53-24Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Lake Ariana; Lake Ave., West Park, Unnamed street, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits, Pearl, Ramsgate Rd.
  • 53-25Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Lake Ariana, Ramsgate Rd., Pearl, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 53-26Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Bridgers Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-27Auburndale city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Commissioner's District line; City limits
  • 53-28West Winter Haven, unincorporated, comprising parts on Commissioner's Districts 3 and 4: West Winter Haven, unincorporated - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Ave. Y N.W., Auburndale Rd.; Commissioner's District line; Seaboard Air Line Railway; 36th N.W., Ave C N.W., Deer Lake Dr., 24th N.W., Canal, Blue Lake Dr.
  • 53-29West Winter Haven, unincorporated - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Ave. V N.W., Canal; Winter Haven city limits; Seaboard Air Line Railway; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-30West Winter Haven, unincorporated - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Seaboard Air Line Railway, Winter Haven city limits; Bartow - Winter Haven Hwy. 555; South boundary line of section 31, Township 28S., Range 26E.; 20th, 20th extended, 20th, Ave I S.W., Unnamed street, Ave J S.W., 26th
  • 53-31Commissioner's District 3, outside Auburndale city and the unincorporated place of West Winter Haven: Bartow city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Palm Ave., East Ave., U.S. Hwy. 17
  • 53-32Bartow city - That part Bounded by City limits; U.S. Hwy. 17, East Ave.; East Main, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Main; Broadway Ave.
  • 53-33Bartow city - That part Bounded by City limits; Broadway Ave.; Main, State Rd. 79; City limits
  • 53-34Bartow city - That part Bounded by State Rd. 79, Main; Broadway Ave.; Stuart; City limits
  • 53-35Bartow city - That part Bounded by Stuart; Broadway Ave., Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Myrtle, Broadway Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 53-36Bartow city - That part excluding Gilbert - Oaks Hotel Bounded by Main; Orange Ave., Georgia, Kissingen Ave.; City limits; City limits, Broadway Ave., Myrtle, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Broadway Ave.
  • 53-37Gilbert - Oaks Hotel (In Bartow city)
  • 53-38ABartow city - That part Bounded by Bay; U.S. Hwy. 17, Palm Ave.; City limits; Kissingen Ave., Georgia, Orange
  • 53-38BBartown city - That part Bounded by East ain; East Ave., U.S. Hwy. 17; Bay; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-39Highland Park village
  • 53-40Hillcrest Heights town
  • 53-41Lake Wales city: Lake Wales city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; North Ave., North Lake Wales, North Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-42ALake Wales city - That part Bounded by City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lincoln, C; North Ave.; City limits
  • 53-42BLake Wales city - That part Bounded by Lincoln Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; North Ave.; C
  • 53-43Lake Wales city - That part Bounded by North Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Park Ave., Lake; City limits
  • 53-44Lake Wales city - That part excluding Walesbilt Hotel Bounded by Lake, Park Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Bullard Ave.; City limits
  • 53-45Walesbilt hotel (In Lake wales city)
  • 53-46Lake Wales city - That part Bounded by North Ave., North Lake Wales, .North Ave.; City limits; Carlton Ave., 7th, Lake Shore Blvd., Johnson Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-47Lake Wales city - That part Bounded by Johnson Ave., Lake Shore Blvd., 7th, Carlton Ave.; City limits; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-48Lake Wales city - That part Bounded by Bullard Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 53-49ACommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line, Auburndale city limits, Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Auburndale Rd., Ave. V, Unnamed road, Auburndale - Eagle Lake Rd., State Rd. 600, U.S. Hwy. 92, Section line, Dixie Hwy.; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-49BCommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Dixie Hwy., Section line, U.S. Hwy. 92, State Rd. 600, Auburndale - Eagle Lake Rd., Unnamed road; Blue Lake Dr., Canal, 24th; Old Lakeland - Winter Haven Rd.; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-49CCommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Old Lakeland - Winter Haven Rd.; 24th Ave., C. N.W., 36th N.W., Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Commissioner's District line, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Bartow city limits; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-50ACommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Bartow city limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-50BCommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; State Hwy. 17; Mountain Lake - Bartow Rd., Old Bartow Rd.; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-50CCommissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Old Bartow Rd., Mountain Lake - Bartow Rd.; State Hwy. 17, Lake Wales city limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 53-51Commissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; County line; Commissioner's District line, State Hwy. 60; Lake Wales city limits, State Hwy. 17
  • 53-52Commissioner's District 3 - That part outside Hillcrest Heights town and Highland Park village Bounded by Seaboard Air Line Railway, Lake Wales city limits, State Hwy. 60; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Seaboard Air Line Railway
  • 53-53Commissioner's District 3 - That part Bounded by Bartow city limits, Seaboard Air Line Railroad to Lake Wales; Seaboard Air Line Railroad to Avon Park; Commissioner's District line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 is in Auburndale city and the unincorporated place of West Winter Haven)
  • 53-54Commissioner's District 4, outside the unincorporated place of West Winter Haven: Davenport town
  • 53-55Dundee town
  • 53-56Eagle Lake town
  • 53-57Haines City: Haines City - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Johnson Ave;. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-58Haines City - That part Bounded by Johnson Ave.; City limits; Hinson Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-59AHaines City - That part Bounded by City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Ash, Polk City Rd.
  • 53-59BHaines City - That part Bounded by City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Citrus Ave.; Lake Boomerang
  • 53-60Haines City - That part Bounded by City limits; Polk City Rd., Ash; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Kentucky, Polk City Rd.
  • 53-61Haines City - That part Bounded by City limits; Polk City Rd., Kentucky; City limits
  • 53-62Haines City - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Hinson Ave.; 10th, Scenic Hwy., City limits; City limits
  • 53-63Haines City - That part Bounded by Hinson Ave.; City limits; City limits, Scenic Hwy.; 10th
  • 53-64Lake Alfred city
  • 53-65Lake Hamilton town
  • 53-66BWinter Haven city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ave. T N.E., Ave. T N.W.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-66AWinter Haven city - That part Bounded by Ave. T N.W., Ave. T N.E.; City limits; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-67Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, City limits; Ave. M N.W.; Sixth N.W., Ville Rd., Eighth N.W.
  • 53-68Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by City limits; Eighth N.W., Villa Rd., Sixth N.W.; Ave. F N.W., Lake Howard Dr.; City limits
  • 53-69Winter Haven city - That part excluding Haven Hotel Bounded by Lake Howard Dr., Ave. F N.W.; Sixth N.W., Sixth S.W.; Bates Ave. S.W., Lake Howard Dr.; City limits
  • 53-70Haven Hotel (In Winter Haven city)
  • 53-71Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Ave. M N.W., City limits; City limits, Ave. K N.E., Lake Silver Dr., First North; Central Ave.West; Sixth N.W.
  • 53-72Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Ave. K N.E., City limits; Lake Elbert Dr.; Central Ave.; East First North
  • 53-73Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Central Ave. East, Lake Elbert Dr., City limits; City limits; City limits, Ave. C S.E.; First South
  • 53-74Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Ave. C S.E.; City limits; City limits; First South
  • 53-75Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Central Ave. West; First South; City limits; Sixth S.W., Ave. K S.W., Sixth S.W.
  • 53-76Winter Haven city - That part Bounded by Bates Ave.; S.W. Sixth S.W., Ave. K S.W., Sixth S.W.; City limits; City limits, Lake Howard Dr.
  • 53-77Lake Maude, unincorporated: Lake Maude, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Ave. T N.E.; Eleventh N.E., Lake Elbert Dr., Lake Elbert Dr. extended; Lake Otis; Winter Haven city limits, Ninth N.E., Ave M N.E., Seventh N.E., Ave. O N.E., Winter Haven city limits
  • 53-78Lake Maude, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Winter Haven city limits, Ave. O N.E.; Seventh N.E., Ave. M N.E., Ninth N.E.; Winter Haven city limits; Winter Haven city limits
  • 53-79Commissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by County line; Township line between Townships 27 and 28 south; Haines City city limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Davenport town limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-80Commissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by County line; County line, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Davenport town limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Haines City, city limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lake Alfred city limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Commissioner's District line, Township line between Townships 26 and 27 south, Range line between Ranges 26 and 27 east
  • 53-81Commissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by County line; County line, Range line between Ranges 26 and 27 east; Township line between Townships 26 and 27 south, Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-82ACommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lake Alfred city limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Unnamed stream, Section lines, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Section line; Ave. T.; Winter Haven city limits, Canal, Ave. V. N.W.; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-82BCommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 544, Haines City city limits; State Hwy. 17, Lake Hamilton town limits, Dundee town limits; Dundee - Winter Haven Rd.; Lake Elbert Dr., 11th N. E., Section line, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-82CCommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Haines City city limits; State Hwy. 554, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Section line; Section line, Unnamed stream
  • 53-83Commissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Haines City city limits, Township line between Townships 27 and 28 south, County line; County line; Commissioner's District line; State Hwy. 17, Dundee town limits, Lake Hamilton town limits, State Hwy. 17
  • 53-84ACommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Seaboard Air Line Railway, 26th S.W., Ave. "J" S.W., Unnamed street, Ave. I, S.W., 20th S.W., Winter Haven city limits; Section line between sections 32 and 33 to Eagle Lake - Waverly Rd.; Eagle Lake - Waverly Rd., Eagle Lake town limits, Eagle Lake - Parvillian Rd.; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-84BCommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Winter Haven city limits, Lake Otis, Lake Elbert Dr., Lake Elbert Dr. extended, Winter Haven - Dundee Rd., Dundee town limits, State Hwy. 17; State Hwy. 17, Commissioner's District line; Eagle Lake, Waverly Rd.; Section line between sections 8 and 9 to Winter Haven city limits
  • 53-84CCommissioner's District 4 - That part Bounded by Eagle Lake - Parvillian Rd., Eagle Lake town limits, Eagle lake - Waverly Rd.; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line
  • 53-85Commissioner's District 5, outside Auburndale city: Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Ingraham Ave., Lake Parker Dr.
  • 53-86Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; Lake Parker Dr.; Belle Vista; Florida Ave.
  • 53-87Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Florida Ave.; Bella Vista; City limits
  • 53-88Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Bella Vista; Lake Parker Dr.; Parkview Pl., 10th; Florida Ave.
  • 53-89Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Bella Vista; Florida Ave.; 5th; Dakota Ave.
  • 53-90Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; Dakota Ave.; 5th; Lincoln Ave., City limits
  • 53-91Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; Lincoln Ave.; 5th; Central Ave.
  • 53-92Lakeland city - That part Bounded by City limits; Central Ave.; North; City limits
  • 53-93Lakeland city - That part Bounded by 5th; Lincoln Ave.; North, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Central Ave.
  • 53-94Lakeland city - That part Bounded by 5th; Dakota Ave.; Adams; Lincoln Ave.
  • 53-95Lakeland city - That part Bounded by 5th; Florida Ave.; North; Dakota Ave.
  • 53-96Lakeland city - That part Bounded by 10th; Lakeland Hills Blvd., Massachusetts Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Florida Ave.
  • 53-97Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Parkview Pl.; Lake Parker Dr., Ingraham Ave.; Parker, Iowa Ave., Parker; Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland Hills Blvd.
  • 53-98Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Parker, Iowa Ave., Parker; Ingraham Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Massachusetts Ave.
  • 53-99Lakeland city - That part Bounded by North; Florida Ave.; Pear; Dakota Ave.
  • 53-100Lakeland city - That part Bounded by North, Lincoln Ave., Adams; Dakota Ave., Lake Wire Dr., Dakota Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 53-101Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Central Ave., East Shore Lake Bonnet, Central Ave.
  • 53-102Lakeland city - That part Bounded by North; Central Ave., East shore Lake Bonnet, Central Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits
  • 53-103Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Pear; Florida Ave.; Magnolia; Dakota Ave.
  • 53-104Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Magnolia; Florida Ave.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Dakota Ave., Lake Wire Dr., Dakota Ave.
  • 53-105Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Florida Ave.; West Lime; Lake Beulah Dr., Hodges Rd.
  • 53-106Lakeland city - That part excluding Lakeland Terrace and Thelma Hotels Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Massachusetts Ave.; West Lime; Florida Ave.
  • 53-107Lakeland Terrace Hotel (In Lakeland city)
  • 53-108Thelma Hotel (In Lakeland city
  • 53-109Lakeland city - That part excluding New Florida Hotel Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Ingraham Ave.; West Lime; Massachusetts Ave.
  • 53-110New Florida Hotel (In Lakeland city)
  • 53-111Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Lake Parker Ave.; East Lime; Ingraham Ave.
  • 53-112Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; City limits; Bartow Rd., Lake Hollingsworth Dr.; Hollingsworth Ave., Lake Parker Ave.
  • 53-113Lakeland city - That part Bounded by East Lime; Lake Parker Ave., Hollingsworth Ave.; McDonald, Jefferson,Ave., McDonald; Ingraham Ave.
  • 53-114Lakeland city - That part Bounded by East Lime; Ingraham Ave.; Palmetto; Lake Morton Dr., Massachusetts Ave.
  • 53-115Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Lake Morton Dr., Palmetto; Ingraham Ave.; McDonald; Success Ave.
  • 53-116Lakeland City - That part Bounded by West Lime; Massachusetts Ave., Lake Morton Dr., Success Ave.; McDonald; Florida Ave.
  • 53-117Lakeland city - That part Bounded by West Lime; Florida Ave.; Patterson; King Ave., Lake Hunter Dr., Hartsell Ave., Lake Beulah Dr.
  • 53-118Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Hodges Rd., Lake Beulah Dr., Hartsell Ave.; Ruby; Central Ave.
  • 53-119Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Central Ave., W. Main, Central Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 53-120Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Ruby; Hartsell Ave., Lake Hunter Dr.; Greenwood; Central Ave.
  • 53-121Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Greenwood, Lake Hunter Dr., King Ave., Patterson; Florida Ave.; Beacon Rd.; City limits, Central Ave.
  • 53-122Lakeland city - That part Bounded by McDonald; Success Ave.; Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Belmar; Florida Ave.
  • 53-123Lakeland city - That part Bounded by McDonald, Jefferson Ave., McDonald; Hollingsworth Ave.; Lake Hollingsworth Dr.; Success Ave.
  • 53-124Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Bartow Rd.; City limits; City limits; City limits, Cleveland Heights Blvd., Lake Hollingsworth Dr.
  • 53-125Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Belmar, Lake Hollingsworth Dr.; Lake Hollingsworth Dr.; Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Beacon Rd.; Florida Ave.
  • 53-126Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Beacon Rd.; Florida Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 53-127Lakeland city - That part Bounded by Beacon Rd., Lake Hollingsworth Dr.; Cleveland Heights Blvd.; City limits; Florida Ave.
  • 53-128Polk City town
  • 53-129Combee Settlement, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CTU - 22B - 7)
  • 53-130Winston, unincorporated Bounded by Bella Vista; Providence Rd., Lakeland city limits; Beacon Rd., Beacon Rd. extended, Lotus Ave. extended, Lotus Ave., Unnamed stream; U.S. Hwy. 92, Unnamed road, 10th, Wabash Ave.
  • 53-131BCommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by Rock Ridge; Commissioner's District line, Polk City - Eva Rd., Polk City city limits; Lakeland - Polk City Rd., Socrum Loop, Section line; Kathleen - Berry Rd.
  • 53-131ACommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by Section line; Socrum Loop, Lakeland - Polk City Rd.; Lakeland town limits, Providence Rd., Bella Vista; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Unnamed road, Kathleen - Berry Rd.
  • 53-132Carpenters Home (National) (In Commissioner's District 5)
  • 53-133Commissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by County line; Commissioner's District line, Kathleen - Berry Rd. via Rock Ridge and Socrum; Unnamed road, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, County line; County line
  • 53-134BCommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by County line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Galloway Rd.
  • 53-134ACommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by Galloway Rd.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Bella Vista, Wabash Ave., 10th, Unnamed road, U.S. Hwy. 92, Unnamed stream, Lotus Ave., Beacon Rd., Lakeland city limits, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Commissioner's District line; County line
  • 53-135ACommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line, Auburndale city limits, Commissioner's District line, State Hwy. 600; Area East of Lakeland, unincorporated, Lakeland city limits, Lakeland Polk City Rd., Polk City town limits, Polk City - Eva Rd.
  • 53-135BCommissioner's District 5 - That part Bounded by Area East of Lakeland, State Hwy. 600; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lakeland city limits

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

4,620 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4,620 of them, burning about 175,784 acres. 779 started naturally and 386 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance979
Natural779
Missing data/not specified/undetermined749
Debris and open burning649
Equipment and vehicle use564
Arson/incendiarism386
Misuse of fire by a minor202
Recreation and ceremony181
Power generation/transmission/distribution62
Smoking47
Other causes15
Fireworks7

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 February 2001Railroad operations and maintenance10,119 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSTAGECOACH
15 February 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution5,964 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCR630 E. (53)
24 June 2000Natural4,200 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 May 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,250 acresFlorida Forest Service53 BOMBING RANGE
25 March 2007Recreation and ceremony3,200 acresFlorida Forest Service53 BIG PINES
8 June 1998Railroad operations and maintenance3,000 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 March 2018Natural2,500 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFT GREEN ROAD (53)**
30 May 2017Natural2,200 acresAvon Park Air Force BaseCRATER HILL

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

Storms, 1951 to 2024

60 of 881 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 881 reports for this county, causing 17 deaths, 611 injuries and about $124,201,560 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind351
Hail256
Tornado165
Lightning42
Flood26
Heavy Rain17
Wildfire10
Flash Flood8
Funnel Cloud3
Waterspout2
High Wind1

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
April 1966Tornado (F4)not stated8 killed, 450 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
July 1998LightningLakeland2 killedTwo men were killed, aged 43 and 37, while standing under a tree that was struck by lightning at the Huntington Hills Golf Club in North Lakeland. The lightning strike occurred near a grove of eight trees near the 12th hole of the golf course. Light rain had been falling prior to the lightning strike.
May 1979Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 40 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
July 2009LightningWinston1 killed, 26 hurtLightning struck in a soccer field as a church group was in the midst of a game and nearby picnic. This strike was a bolt from the blue as there was no rain in the immediate area. Radar detected the core of the storm to be six miles to the south of the location. Eighteen victims were transported to area hospitals where one died from his injuries. Another nine victims were treated on-site with symptoms consistent with a lightning strike.
June 2012Heavy RainEloise1 killed, 4 hurtA car driving southbound on Lake Shipp Drive near the intersection with Ridge Avenue hydroplaned around 6:40 pm EDT on the 24th and hit another vehicle. A third vehicle was unable to stop in time, and struck the second vehicle. The passenger in the first vehicle, a 23 year old woman died on the way to the hospital. The drivers of all three vehicles and another passenger were all treated at an area hospital.
June 1998LightningPolk City1 killed, 2 hurtUnder partial sunshine, sideflash from a lightning bolt of a distant thunderstorm struck and killed a 47 year old male, injured a 27 year old male and a 20 year female while they stood within 15 feet of a seven foot tall wooden pole on the 300 block of West Fussell Road north of Polk City. The lightning bolt struck the pole which was part of a pole barn under construction next to a 30 foot tall tree.The lightning strike blew off the boots of the injured female and knocked to the ground the 27 year old injured male.
June 2003LightningMulberry1 killed, 1 hurtOne man was killed and another injured when they were struck by lightning while standing under a 30 foot oak tree. The injured man suffered from numbness to his right arm and leg and had burns on the bottom of his feet.
September 2012LightningProvidence1 killedA 16 year old boy was loading a trailer outside his home when it started to rain on the 7th. The boy went to cover a dirt bike under an oak tree when his mother heard a loud boom and found him unconscious. The boy was taken to a hospital where he died on the 11th.
April 1997LightningLakeland1 killedA 34 year old female was struck in the head, thrown three feet and killed instantly by lightning while standing outdoors in a field next to a steel fence near the intersection of exit 15 of I-4 and Swindell Street. Very light rain was falling at the time of the lightning strike shortly after a severe thunderstorm had moved through the area.
December 1997Tornado (F2)Haines City18 hurt, $6,000,000A strong F2 tornado touched down in the Lake Region mobile home park along U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 544 in Polk county. Several mobile homes sustained major to severe damage. Residents of Haines City who heard the tornado described that the sound resembled a high-pitched whine.The F2 tornado moved northeast and travelled across U.S. Highway 27 and caused significant wall and roof damage to several well built wood, mixed brick and mobile homes over mainly south and east Haines City from County Road 544 northeast to County Road 580. The Boone Middle School over eastern Haines City had heavy damage to a main building while eleven portable classrooms were destroyed or heavily damaged.Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped half way up from the base. Several orange trees were sheared near the base along County Road 544. Several power poles were snapped and power lines downed along the path of the F2 tornado.Total damage was estimated at six million dollars. Seventy-five homes were destroyed, another 75-100 suffered major damage while another 75-100 received minor damage. Most of the homes destroyed were mobile or pre-fabricated homes. Also, at least ten vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the tornado.Nearly 2,000 electrical customers were without power from power poles and lines blown down by the tornadic wind.Most injuries that occurred during the tornado touchdown resulted from wind blown debris.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindLakeland9 hurt, $3,000Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off the porch and kitchen of a home near U.S. Highway 98 and Rockridge Road.
August 2011LightningCarters9 hurtA thunderstorm moved into the area as a high school football game was being played. People saught shelter under tents, and one tent was struck by lightning. Nine people were injured from the strike, with three of them being hospitalized. One of the men hospitalized was unconscious from the strike, and another 9-year-old boy was hospitalized from burns on his hands.
April 1958Tornado (F4)not stated7 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1998Tornado (F2)Lake Wales4 hurt, $2,000,000no account filed
February 1986Tornado (F1)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1999WildfireHaines City3 hurt, $100,000Smoke from a reignited controlled burn combined with dense fog which reduced visibility to near zero along Interstate 4 near U.S. Highway 27 in northern Polk county for several hours. Vehicle accidents along with three injuries occurred when motorists attempted to reduce speed while entering the reduced visibility.
June 1972Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
March 1991Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1983Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1963Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1974Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
January 1994Tornado (F1)Frostproof1 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down four times causing $50 thousand damage to cars, buildings, signs and traffic signals as well as uprooting citrus trees. A 12-year old boy was cut by flying debris. Damage included windows blown out of ten vehicles and two stores as well as destruction of roof air conditioners.
March 1996HailBartow1 hurt, $400,000no account filed
December 2018Tornado (EF0)Crooked Lake Park1 hurt, $45,000Damage was found to the southeast side of a 4-unit duplex. The southeast unit sustained partial uplift of roofing material and broken windows on the east side of the building. Some roof damage extended to the the northeast unit as well. The building was built before the building code changes in the mid 1990s. Estimated damage including contents is $45,000.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindLakeland Muni Arpt1 hurt, $12,000no account filed
June 2015LightningPolk City1 hurt, $10,000A broadcast media outlet reported that a car in one of the east bound lanes of Interstate 4 was apparently struck by lightning near Polk City. The driver reported two of the air bags were deployed, the glove box popped open, and power shut down to the car at the time of a bright flash during a thunderstorm. Several burn marks were later found on the car. The driver suffered bruises to her ribcage from the airbags.
August 2005LightningDundee1 hurt, $10,000A man working at his computer was shocked by a nearby lightning strike and was taken to the hospital. Excessive lightning in Polk County also caused a power transformer in Avon Park to catch fire, ignited a tree in Lakeland, and caused minor damage to four homes in the Lakeland area.
June 1987Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
August 1999LightningWinter Haven1 hurt, $1,000A Skywarn Spotter reported that an electrical charge, from lightning that struck a nearby telephone pole, shocked and injured him while using a telephone.
June 1996LightningHaines City1 hurt, $1,000no account filed
March 1993Thunderstorm WindN Lakeland1 hurt, $500Strong thunderstorm winds flipped a moving golf cart and ejected its driver injuring him. Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2012LightningLakeland Highlands1 hurtEmergency management and local media reported that a 27 year old man was injured while standing in his front yard when lightning struck a nearby tree. The man complained of a headache and burning eyes and was taken to a hospital. Lightning was first detected at about 4:22 pm EST six miles north of the man's house, and at 4:30 pm EST in the vicinity of the house.
July 2006LightningGibsonia1 hurtA Gibsonia resident was injured by lightning while standing under a tree during a thunderstorm.
June 2005LightningLakeland1 hurtLightning struck an outlet mall on the 3800 block of U.S. Highway 98 sending an electrical charge through an inside steel pole where an employee was injured while working at a cash register.
July 2000LightningHaines City1 hurtThe Polk County Fire & Rescue reported that a person was injured and knocked unconscious by a nearby lightning strike on 8th Street in Haines City.
September 2000LightningBartow1 hurtThe charge from a nearby lightning strike injured a 36 year old man who was holding onto the aluminum frame of the sliding door of his home on the 100 block of Madera Drive northeast of Bartow.
June 2000LightningLakeland1 hurtA person was struck and injured by lightning on the 2000 block of Broadway Street near State Road 659 (Combee Road) in Lakeland.
June 2007LightningFrostproof1 hurtno account filed
April 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
February 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
April 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
March 1996HailLake Wales$24,000,000no account filed
October 2019Tornado (EF2)(Lal)Lakeland Muni A$10,000,000A long, continuous path of damage was found in western Polk County from a tornado, causing extensive EF-2 damage. An NWS survey and subsequent Civil Air Patrol aerial survey found numerous homes and businesses with damage to roofs, fascia, awnings, and screen enclosures, as well as fences and trees knocked down. One home was completely destroyed. Kathleen Middle School sustained significant roof damage, with rain water and sprinkler systems causing additional water damage. A camper was lifted into a residence near the middle school. The tornado crossed Interstate 4, overturning a tractor trailer. No injuries were reported.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindHighlands City$5,000,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and damaged three buildings. Two houses and eight mobile homes suffered severe damage in Winterhaven.
March 1996HailLakeland$1,500,000no account filed
November 1995Tornado (F0)Bartow Airport$1,100,000A short-lived tornado touched down one mile west of Bartow Municipal Airport and damaged a vehicle. The tornado skipped east across rural countryside before it severely damaged a few hangars, overturned ten small private planes and downed several storage sheds and power lines. The hangers sustained approximately $500 thousand worth of damage while the planes incurred another $500 thousand.
May 2005LightningBartow$1,000,000Lightning sparked a fire that destroyed the Polk County Traffic Engineering and Operations Building. The complex and vehicles within the complex near Spirit Lake Road were a complete loss. The main building was very old and was not equipped with a sprinkler system.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Lakeland$1,000,000A tornado initially touched down in the Heatherwood Village Mobile Home Park and caused minor to moderate damage to the roofs, carports, lanais, and awnings of over 30 mobile homes. The tornado continued to move north along Harden Boulevard and caused minor to moderate roof damage to a gas/convenience store at the intersection of W. Ariana Street and Sikes Boulevard while a strip shopping mall north of the intersection suffered minor to moderate roof damage from the F1 tornado.The tornado continued north along Central Avenue and uprooted or snapped dozens of Live Oak and pine trees and downed at least two dozen power lines on either side of the road. Two additional mobile home rooftops were removed by tornadic wind on Inman Drive while a shed and carport were destroyed at the intersection of Dorothy Street and Central Avenue.The tornado snapped a large tree which fell atop and caused significant structural damage to a home at the intersection of Lime Street and Veterans Avenue. The tornado lifted and dissipated north of Central Avenue and the CSX railroad tracks near the Amtrak station.The tornado caused major roof and wall damage to two businesses while three others suffered minor damage. The tornado caused major roof, wall and chimney damage to 14 single family homes with minor to moderate roof damage to an additional 84 single family homes. The tornado caused minor to moderate roof, carport, lanais and awning damage to 36 mobile homes.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWahneta$900,000Straight-line winds estimated at 50 MPH at a RV dealership damaged 26 RV trailers and totaled 16 RV trailers. The trailers and campers were not tied down or secured, and most of the damage was from one trailer tipping over onto another and trailers getting pushed into each other. There was no other damage at the dealership to trees, powerlines, or fencing, and the damage path was all in one direction.
August 2015LightningMulberry$750,000Broadcast media reported on a home in Mulberry that was destroyed by a fire on the 26th that was believed to be caused be a lightning strike.
December 1997Flash FloodLakeland$750,000no account filed
March 2011Tornado (EF1)(Lal)Lakeland Muni A$500,000Seven people were injured during the Sun N Fun Festival activities. There were 50 planes that were damaged or destroyed, with several planes overturned. Five campsites were destroyed with several other camp site tents collapsed or blown down. Light towers and other ground equipment also received damage.
August 1999LightningLakeland$500,000Lightning struck and ignited a fire that damaged a 24 unit, two story apartment building in the Gilmore Terrace Apartments on the 800 block of Gilmore Avenue in Lakeland.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBartow$500,000A thunderstorm downburst wind gust measured at 86 mph struck the Bartow Municipal Airport. Two aircraft, and three large metal buildings, were destroyed. Four other aircraft were heavily damaged. Three additional aircraft incurred minor damage. A few of the aircraft were lifted and tossed nearly 500 yards. Two additonal structures incurred minor damage. Several medium sized trees, and some power lines, were downed.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindN of Fort Meade$500,000Strong winds overturned two large trucks and destroyed three acres of greenhouses.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindAlturas$500,000Strong winds blew roofs off several houses and destroyed carports.
October 1997Tornado (F1)Mulberry$400,000A tornado touched down and damaged a warehouse distribution center, overturned two tractor trailers, tore down 100 feet of chain link fence and blew down several power poles along State Road 60 near County Road 676.The tornado touched down a second time and damaged several roofs of homes and downed trees and power poles at the Christina Grove subdivision near State Road 37 and County Road 540A before it lifted and dissipated.
June 2012Tornado (EF2)Wntr Hvn Cyp Gdns Ar$390,000Emergency Management reported a narrow path of damage that included damage to at least 17 homes. A big box store lost part of the roof. Power lines were downed and blocking a road. Multiple mobile homes sustained roof damage.
September 2004Flash FloodLakeland$350,000Heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne caused a retention pond to overflow and eroded the foundation of a strip mall on South Florida Avenue. One third of the strip mall collapsed into the pond. Emergency Management officials reported water in homes in and said many areas in the city looked like a lake.

Mines and quarries

139 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 139 workings inside this county. 79 still produce and 60 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Phosphorus-Phosphates70
Sand24
Sand and Gravel, Construction16
Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium10
Diatomite9
Clay9
Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite4
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite3
Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite3
Peat3
Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium2
Uranium2
Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonny Lake MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Water, Free, Fluorine-FluoritePlant1958
Cargill Firtilizer - South Ft. MeadePhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, UraniumProducerCollophane
Clear SpringsPhosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1950
Fort Meade Mine - CargillPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProducer1967
Fort Meade Mine - MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, FreePlant1966
Fort Meade Mine MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Aluminum, Magnesite, IronProducer1967
FridovichPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1936
Hookers Prairie MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Uranium, MagnesitePast Producer1976
Imc Agrico - PebbledalePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, AluminumProducerCollophane
Imc Fertilizer, Inc. - Morrell Limerock MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Kingsford MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Aluminum, MagnesiteProducer1920
Saddle Creek Tailings Dam, HydroPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Water, Free, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1941, 1977
Stuart-Griffin TractsPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, AluminumOccurrence
Tenoroc MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Magnesite, Iron, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, FreePlant
WatsonPhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, IronProspect1983
Watson MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumPlant1906, 1936
Debris DepositsPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, FreeProspect1974
Fort Meade Mine MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumProspect1983
MulberryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, FreePast Producer
Payne Creek-Palmetto MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, UraniumProducer1965
Silver CityPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumProspect1906, 1962, 1983
Watson MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, UraniumProducerCollophane
Clear Springs MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, MagnesiteProducer1966
Cristina ReservePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect1935
Fort Meade Mine GardinierPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, MagnesiteProducer1967
Green Leaf Products - Dundee PeatPeatProducerPeat
Little Payne CreekPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteUnknown1950
Noralyn/Phosphoria MinesPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, MagnesiteProducerCollophane
Polk County MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1974, 1976
Reliable Peat - Lake TraskPeatProducerPeat
Sunshine Peat - Sunshine MinePeatUnknownPeat
Hanton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Haynesworth MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, MagnesiteProducer1967
Kathleen MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mulberry Limestone Drying MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Polk County MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rockland MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, MagnesiteProducer1920, 1968
Saddle Creek-Ebersbach MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, MagnesitePast Producer1968, 1985
Silver City MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, MagnesiteProducer1963
Early Davis - Davis MineClayUnknown
Ged Mining - Tice PitClayProducerClay
Irby Oaks Fill and Clay - Oaks MineClayUnknown
Macasphalt - AuburndaleClayProducerClay
Owl's Nest - Woodley Clay PitClayProducerClay
Piper Land Clearing, Inc. - Piper MineClayUnknown
Polk City Clay PitClayPast Producer
Scanamerican Holdings - Green Valley Clay MineClayUnknown
Scanamerican Holdings - Green Valley Soil MineClayUnknown
Unnamed Diatomate ProspectDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Unnamed Diatomite DepositDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite DepositDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite DepositDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite ProsectDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite ProspectDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed Diatomite ProspectDiatomiteOccurrence
Unnamed Diatomite ProspectDiatomiteProspect
Fort Green MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumProducer1920, 1975
Kingsford MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1920, 1948
Nichols MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1915, 1970
Noralyn/PhosphoriaPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1920, 1948
Payne CreekPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1966
Pierce-PebbledalePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumProducerSurface
Rockland MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPlant1920, 1968
Saddle Creek - EbersbachPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPast Producer1968
Silver CityPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPlant1906, 1930
South Fort Meade MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumProspect1960
A Tower MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
C Tower MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Davenport Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Devane MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haines City MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Independent MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lake Wales Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Loughman MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 2 MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 2 MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Oak Ridge MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Polk City MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Polk City MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sandland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Standard MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wright PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Anchor Investment - Fair-Anchor MineSandUnknownSand
Csr Rinker - DavenportSandProducer
Csr Rinker - GatorSandProducer
Csr Rinker - JoshuaSandProducer
Csr Rinker - Lake WalesSandProducer
Dot Bartow Office - I-4 MineSandUnknown
E.R. Jahna Industries - Haines City MineSandProducer
E.R. Jahna Industries - Independent DiamondSandProducer
E.R. Jahna Industries - Loughman MineSandProducer
Florida Mining and Mat'L. - Devane MineSandProducer
Florida Mining and Mat'L. - Van Fleet MineSandProducer
Florida Mining and Mat'Ls - Devane MineSandUnknown
Florida Mining and Mat'Ls - Van Fleet MineSandUnknown
Florida Rock Industries - Sandland MineSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries - Sr 17a PitSandProducer
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Sandland MineSandUnknown
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Tower Sand MineSandUnknown
Gall Silica Mining Co. - Sr 60 MineSandProducer
Little Wheels, Inc. - Wellman-Lord Trust MineSandUnknown
Standard Sand and Silica - Davenport MineSandProducer
Standard Sand and Silica - Joshua MineSandProducer
Standard Sand and Silica - Lake Wales MineSandProducer
Standard Sand and Silica - Polk City MineSandProducer
Vulcan-Ica - Polk Sand MineSandProducer
Bartow CargillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bartow Cargill 2Phosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bartow CfPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bartow MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bartow Minerals Corp MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bartow UssacPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Bonny Lake Mine (Seminole Fert.)Phosphorus-PhosphatesProducer1958, 1983
Ft. Meade Uss Ari-Chemicals CorpPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Ft. Meade UssacPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
HaynesworthPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant1967
Haynesworth Mine (Imc-Agrico) (Amer. Cyanamid)Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1967, 1983
Hookers Prairie MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Imc Agrico - New WalesPhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Imc Agrico - Payne CreekPhosphorus-PhosphatesProducerCollophane
Mulberry Gulf-AtlanticPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
New Wales ImcPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Nichols Imc-AgricoPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Nichols MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Palmetto MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Phosphate Center/ Bartow, Fla.Phosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
PhosphoriaPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1974, 1983
Pierce Drying PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Pierce Farmland/HydroPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Pierce Imc-AgricoPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Poseidon #1 MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Ridgewood MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Rockland Mine (Us Agri-Chem)Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1920, 1968, 1983
Saddle Creek (The Williams Co.)Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1968, 1983
South Pierce Wet Rock Process MillPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Stuart TractPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect1975, 1978, 1983
Virginia Street PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Ridgewood MineProducer

Every populated place in the county

120

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 Polk 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.