Andytown, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Davie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33327. The Survey maps it on the Andytown quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Andytown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Andytown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,115 acres in total. 30 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 1,000 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NO NAME ( 06 ) |
| 14 September 2015 | Natural | 1,600 acres | Florida Forest Service | MM 35 (06) |
| 14 September 2007 | Natural | 1,700 acres | Florida Forest Service | ECHO FIRE |
| 1 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 26TH ST (06) |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE RAIDER FIRE |
| 28 August 2015 | Natural | 55 acres | Florida Forest Service | RAFTER ( 06 ) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Andytown: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvida Lake | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ponderosa Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Andytown in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2008: 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Hail | Andytown | $500 | A storm spotter reported penny size hail along with large tree branches down in the Weston area near the Interstate 595 and 75 interchange with a passing thunderstorm. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andytown | - | A severe thunderstorm developed over the Everglades and moved northeast across highway 27. A motorist reported wind gusts of around 60 MPH along with pea sized hail and a funnel cloud. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Andytown | - | A public report was received of hail the size of quarters in the city of Weston. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Andytown | - | Severe thunderstorms formed over the Everglades and moved into western suburbs of Fort Lauderdale. Spotters reported hail up to penny size in the City of Weston along with wind gusts of 50 to 60 MPH. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Andytown | - | Several motorists reported a tornado about 1 to 2 miles north of Alligator Alley - I-75 - between mile markers 48 and 51. No damage was reported. |
| May 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Andytown | - | Some tree limbs were downed near US 27 and I-595 with associated thunderstorm. Funnel was spotted farther south over davie at 1746 est. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Melalevca Isles | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation Acres | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Rolling Oaks | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sunrise | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Southwest Ranches | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sunshine Ranches | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Island Ridge | 9.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294653. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






