Ariel, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the New Smyrna Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32759. The Survey maps it on the Ariel quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1950 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Ariel quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Titusville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Ariel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,967 acres in total. 78 started naturally. 25 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 645 |
| 23 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF-64-CLINTON CEMETARY RD. |
| 2 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ariel: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volusia Co. Rd. and Bridge - Oak Hill Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ariel in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 tornado. 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 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Ariel | $10,000 | NWS Melbourne confirms a very weak, short-lived tornado (landspout) occurred in Oak Hill. Reports of minor roof damage was received from local broadcast media, and a first-hand account from a member of the public who witnessed the tornado. Several reports were received of minor damage to a few homes, and there was a carport damaged on Gary Avenue. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldora | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Hill | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Packwood Place | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hucomer | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Creighton | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bethune Beach | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Edgewater | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Edgewater Junction | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294656. 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.





