Bellwood, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Titusville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32780. It lies near Burns Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Titusville quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 30 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.
- 1949 USGS Titusville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Titusville quadrangle1:24000
- 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
252 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Bellwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,142 acres in total. 96 started naturally. 35 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 | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CAROLE AVE (O5) |
| 16 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.3 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALYNA (05) |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 500 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PHYLLIS (5) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bellwood: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F&W Mines - Hwy 520 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Kirschenbaum Co. - Ti-Co Pit | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delespine | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Port Saint John | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Frontenac | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| South Titusville | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Indian River City | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Williams Point | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Courtenay | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sharpes | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278468. 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.






