Bridgeport, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Clearwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34695. It stands on Bishop Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oldsmar quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 52 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
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1943 USGS Oldsmar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Oldsmar quadrangle1:31680
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Oldsmar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Oldsmar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,549 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 9 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 | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1997 | Natural | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 31 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lynn Co. - Big Basin Commerce Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeport in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 2 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Lightning | Bridgeport | $200,000 | Pinellas County Management relayed a report of a lightning strike in Safety Harbor sparking a house fire. The house was described as fully involved when fire fighters arrived at the scene. |
| October 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Bridgeport | $50,000 | A developing supercell moved ashore near Madeira Beach in southern Pinellas County around 10:30 PM EST (0330Z) and continued north-northeast across the communities of Seminole and Highpoint over the next 30 minutes, passing just west of St Pete Clearwater Int'l Airport (PIE). Radar indicated increasing organization and rotation around midnight as it passed over the Courtney Campbell Causeway while approaching Safety Harbor, and organization continued to increase over the next 15 minutes before the storm produced an EF-0 tornado while crossing the northern shore of Safety Harbor into Oldsmar around 11:15 PM EST (0415Z), where a significant part of the roof was removed from a two-story home along Shore Drive facing south toward the shoreline located across the street. Video recorded by a local resident from just east of the tornado track showed power flashes as the storm moved across the area, consistent with the time of the most apparent rotation per radar, while the aforementioned house receiving roof damage was located along the eastern edge of the circulation as the storm moved north-northeast. Intermittent damage continued along the track north-northeast over the next quarter-mile or so before the circulation weakened, including roof damage reported to a few additional homes, and damage to large trees continuing northward to around Oldsmar Elementary school near SR 580/State St. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Bridgeport | $5,000 | Safety Harbor Fire Rescue reported a lightning strike to a private residence causing minor damage to the home due to electrical overload. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Palms | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Oldsmar | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Safety Harbor | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mecca | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Saint George | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Dellwood | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Curlew | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Coachman | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279388. 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.









