Arlington, Florida
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Inverness census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34453. The Survey maps it on the Inverness quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 84 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
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1895 USGS Tsala Apopka quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
148 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Arlington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,337 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 18 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2003 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 145 |
| 20 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 09/SAND FIRE 0628 |
| 5 August 1996 | Natural | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | 57 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/ST JAMES FIRE/0916 |
| 12 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/MIKES TRAIL 13 FIRE/0971 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Arlington: 2 past producers, 2 plants, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecanto Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Citrus Co. Board of Co. Comm. - Landfill Expansion Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| J and L Croft Co. - Croft Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Acton Mine & Mill | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Howard Phosphate Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Kellogg Mine & Mill | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arlington in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Lightning | Arlington | $126,000 | Broadcast media reported on a fire at a home in Inverness, that was believed to be caused by a lightning strike. No one was injured, but the damage was reported to be roughly $126,000. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | $5,000 | The Inverness Fire Department reported a tree was knocked down onto a residence on East Perry Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernando | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Inverness | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Citrus Hills | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Beverly Hills | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Big Hammock (historical) | 6.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lecanto | 6.9 miles | 25 | |
| Black Diamond | 7.3 miles | 23 | |
| Holder | 7.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294657. 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.








