Citrus Park, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33603. The Survey maps it on the Tampa quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
On record in Citrus Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Seminole Heights Residential Districtlisted 1993 · 0.4 miles away
William E. Curtis Houselisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Hampton Terrace Historic Districtlisted 1999 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1921 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Citrus Park between 1992 and 2018, burning about 56 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 May 1994 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 May 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ROWLETTE PARK (29) |
| 28 November 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 17TH STREET (29) |
| 19 January 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 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 Citrus Park: 4 plants, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Salt, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Steel Corp/ Tampa Fla. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Standard Gypsum Corp. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Tampa Cargil Inc. | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Tampa Cement Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Tampa Salt & Service Company | Salt | Plant | ||
| Verlite Co/ Tampa, Fla. | Vermiculite | Plant | ||
| Bishop & Buttrey, Inc. - #83 | Sand | Producer | ||
| Kash & Karry Food Stores, Inc. - Harney Road Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Citrus Park in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2017: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Citrus Park | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citrus Park | $5,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were reported down on the corner of Shaw Road and Ehrlich Road. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citrus Park | $5,000 | A Tampa Electric Power representative reported thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees, several branches and power lines from Citrus Park to Lutz. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Citrus Park | - | A trained spotter in the Citrus Park area reported 5.1 inches of rain in a six hour time period. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Citrus Park | - | A CoCoRaHS observer near Citrus Park measured 10.14 inches of rain during the 4 day period. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Citrus Park | - | There were several public reports of a tornado near Odessa. No significant damage was reported. |
| September 2008 | Heavy Rain | Citrus Park | - | A trained spotter reported 3.63 inches of rain falling in one hour in Citrus Park and causing minor street flooding. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Citrus Park | - | Two inches of rain fell in 30 minutes causing minor flooding on the property of a Citrus Park spotter. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citrus Park | - | Trees, limbs, and power lines were down in the Lake Magdalene and New Tampa Area. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citrus Park | - | Power lines were down in the Citrus Park area due to fallen trees and limbs. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Citrus Park | - | Sheriff report of golf ball size hail with power and traffic lights out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ybor City | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Gardenville | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gary | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Egypt Lake | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Altos Verdes | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Tampa | 3.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2482843. 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.










