Boyette, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wimauma-Riverview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33547. It lies near Coleman Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Lithia quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 33 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 12 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 Lithia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Boyette between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,378 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 14 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BROWNING (29) |
| 28 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BALM WIMAUMA (29) |
| 7 July 2001 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Boyette: 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyette-Fishhawk | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Uranium, Water, Free, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hillsborough Co.- Farmland/Brewster | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1950 | |
| Hurley Enterprises, Inc. - Hurley Tailwater Rec | Sand | Producer | ||
| Phillips and Jordan - Rhodine Rode Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Ranch Rd. Grove Corporation - Ranch Road Grove 1a Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boyette in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Boyette | $50,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in the Colonial Hills neighborhood of Riverview, damaging 10 to 12 houses, mostly with roof and window damage. Several homes had 10 to 20% of the asphalt shingles stripped off, and one home was missing a section of plywood roofing as well. An anchored outbuilding was completely destroyed and thrown into a home, significantly damaging the concrete block walls of the home. Several boats were flipped and thrown off of trailers and/or moved 10-15 yards, and one was lifted to a nearly 90 degree angle up into a tree. Additionally, fences and pool enclosures were completely destroyed, and several large trees were uprooted or sustained damage to large limbs. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyette | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts and heavy rain pushed over one shallow rooted tree and caused minor damage to fencing and pool cage screens. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyette | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Fishhawk Blvd near Bell Shoals Rd. The tree was blocking one lane of traffic. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyette | $500 | An off-duty NWS employee reported large tree branches that measured 3 to 4 inches in diameter were knocked down. |
| April 2013 | Lightning | Boyette | $200 | Lightning struck a stable at RVR Horse Rescue, killing 1 horse and injuring the eye of another. A time for the lighting strike was estimated at 11:00am EST from radar and lightning archives during the peak of convection over the area. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Boyette | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Hawk | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lithia | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Marvina | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Balm | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pinecrest | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Aldermans Ford | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bloomingdale | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lillibridge | 6.2 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Boyette | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2669030 | 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 295147. 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.
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.






