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Carlton, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Port St. Lucie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34986. The Survey maps it on the Fort Pierce SW quadrangle.

Carlton within St. Lucie County

Then and now

1953 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 35 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Carlton, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Carlton, surveyed 1953

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

134 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Carlton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,586 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 10 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
Natural30
Debris and open burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use15
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Arson/incendiarism10
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Fireworks6
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2016Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceYEE FARM (56)
21 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
10 September 2012Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLUCKY STRIKE (56)
8 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCANDLE (56)
5 August 2020Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCROSSTOWN ON RAMP(56)
3 August 2011Natural25 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGENTILE AGAIN (56)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Lucie County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Carlton: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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.

Every working recorded in St. Lucie County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
River Park4.5 miles16
Port Saint Lucie5.1 miles16
White City5.1 miles16
Cana5.6 miles15
Collins Park Estates5.8 miles16
Indian River Estates6.2 miles16
Cortez Estates6.4 miles20
Ankona7.8 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308257. 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.