Catawba, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Inverness census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34436. The Survey maps it on the Brooksville NW quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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.
- 1954 USGS Brooksville NW quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Catawba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,217 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 16 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Natural | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | VULCAN (27) |
| 1 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DIRT BIKE (09) |
| 7 July 2015 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRITTLE (27) |
| 31 July 2011 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TILLIS HILL (09) |
| 29 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Catawba: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens Transportation Co. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Fullers Earth Prospect | Fullers Earth | Occurrence | ||
| Diamond Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lansing Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Storey Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Aggegate Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Aggregate Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Aggregate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landrum | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Jumeau | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pineola | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hooper | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Floral City | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sugarmill Woods | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Big Hammock (historical) | 8.6 miles | 25 | |
| Inverness | 10.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294708. 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.






