Bayshore, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the North Fort Myers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33917. It stands on Stroud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Myers 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 14 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 Fort Myers quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
437 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 437 fires within 5 miles of Bayshore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,718 acres in total. 90 started naturally. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 137 |
| Natural | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/0506-NOV |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/THE HUNTER FIRE |
| 10 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bayshore in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2023: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayshore | $10,000 | Media relayed video of 6-inch diameter tree snapped along with fencing toppled and trampoline overturned. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayshore | $10,000 | Local law enforcement reported numerous power poles and lines down across Tammy Lane in North Fort Myers. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayshore | - | Broadcast media relayed report received from local home weather station that reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poinciana Estates | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Slater | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Suncoast Estates | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Alta Vista Park Mobille Home Park | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Morse Shores | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Tice | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Salvista | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bayshore Manor | 3.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278250. 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.
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.






