BlockBonnie, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bartow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33860. It stands on Skinned Sapling Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bradley Junction quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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 15 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 Bradley Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Bradley Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
352 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Bonnie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,616 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 23 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Bonnie: 12 plants, 10 producers, 5 past producers, 4 unknowns. 22 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Lake Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Water, Free, Fluorine-Fluorite | Plant | 1958 | |
| Imc Agrico - Pebbledale | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum | Producer | Collophane | |
| Kingsford Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite | Producer | 1920 | |
| Land Pebble Phosphate District | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Zirconium, Titanium | Producer | 1888, 1890 | |
| Mulberry Limestone Drying Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Noralyn/Phosphoria Mines | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite | Producer | Collophane | |
| Polk County Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1974, 1976 | |
| Silver City | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Prospect | 1906, 1962, 1983 | |
| Silver City Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite | Producer | 1963 | |
| Unnamed Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279239. 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.