Chapman, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33549. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1944 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1944 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:25000
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Chapman between 1992 and 2018, burning about 340 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | BURNISTON DRIVE (29) |
| 3 June 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 June 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 June 2008 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 546 |
| 11 June 2002 | Debris and open burning | 13 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 Chapman: 1 unknown. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centex Real Estate Corp. - Carrolton Lakes Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chapman in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Chapman | $20,000 | A tornado downed trees and power lines in the Lutz area. The tornado approached Interstate 275, but there were no reports of it crossing the Interstate. |
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chapman | $10,000 | Several homes in Lutz community received damage to pool cages and fences. Some shingles were peeled off roofs. Radar data and damage patterns suggest this was caused by a strong wind gust rather than a tornado. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chapman | $1,000 | Broadcast media relayed pictures of a large tree downed near Lutz. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Chapman | - | A CoCoRaHS observer in Northdale measured 7.49 inches of rain during the 4 day period. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruing | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Magdalene | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Nowatney | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Northdale | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lutz | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| North Tampa Heights | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Deer Park | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Cheval | 4.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300085. 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.










