Barwal, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Deerfield Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33441. The Survey maps it on the Boca Raton quadrangle.
Then and now
1946 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 41 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1946 against another survey:
On record in Barwal
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Deerfield Schoollisted 1990 · 0.8 miles away
James D. and Alice Butler Houselisted 1995 · 0.8 miles away
Deerfield Schoollisted 1999 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1946 USGS Boca Raton quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Boca Raton quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1962 USGS Boca Raton quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Barwal between 2007 and 2019, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2012 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUGAR SAND PARK ( 50 ) |
| 12 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TENT POLE (6) |
| 9 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GREEN ROAD (06) |
| 30 April 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GLADES COMMAND |
| 24 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHLAND SCRUB (6) |
| 26 February 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEERFIELD FIRE |
| 25 February 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | PINEAPPLE (06) |
| 19 January 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEERFIELD PARK (06 ) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Barwal: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pompand Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deerfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| H L Westberry Rock and Fill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cove | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Little Harbor on the Hillsboro | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Shorewood | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Floresta Estates | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Deerfield Beach | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Carver Heights | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Fairlawn | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Arlington Park | 0.9 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122544249 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278141. 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.








