Bel-Air, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sanford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32771. The Survey maps it on the Sanford quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bel-Air
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.
Hopper Academylisted 2015 · 0.7 miles away
St. James A. M. E. Churchlisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away- Georgetown Historic Districtlisted 2020 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sanford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Bel-Air between 1992 and 2018, burning about 354 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 3 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 | 25 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF-64-REED ELLIS |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF-STONE ISLAND ROAD |
| 26 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OUT THERE (03) |
| 11 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF LAKE MONROE CONSERVATION |
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 Bel-Air: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cds Trucking Corporation - Club Ii Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Marquette Shores, Inc. - Marquette Shores Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Co. - S.R. 427 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Company, Inc. - Fdot Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Company, Inc. - Pineway Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynwood | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Roseland Park | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sanlanta | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Highland Park | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sanford | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Midway | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Park View | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dreamworld | 1.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278406. 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.





