BlockCarlson, Florida
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Wildwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33538. The Survey maps it on the Rutland quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Panasoffkee quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Panasoffkee quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 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
- 1967 USGS Rutland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Carlson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,422 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 4 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2018 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | NW 13TH AVE (60) |
| 30 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BOY SCOUT CT (09) |
| 10 July 1994 | Natural | 280 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2014 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | OAK HILL [60] |
| 7 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 09/WINDHAM FIRE/0574 |
| 7 June 2008 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/LOW BRANCH FIRE/0575 |
| 6 June 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Panacoochee Retreats | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Coleman | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Panasoffkee | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Royal | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Monarch | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Wildwood | 8.1 miles | 19 | |
| Long Hammock | 8.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 280039. 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.