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Coachman, Florida

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Clearwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33765. The Survey maps it on the Safety Harbor quadrangle.

Coachman within Pinellas County

Then and now

1921 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Coachman, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Coachman, surveyed 1921

Compare 1921 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 20 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

12 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Coachman between 1992 and 2017, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

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
21 June 2010Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service52 SAFETY HARBOR FIRE
24 May 1993Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTECH DATA
2 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service52 PHILLIPPI PARKWAY
23 March 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 March 2002Arson/incendiarism10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service52 LANDMARK FIRE
27 February 2001Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pinellas County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Coachman: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Largo Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pinellas County

Storms near this place

7 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coachman in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 3 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2021LightningCoachman1 hurtClearwater Fire Rescue reports that an individual was struck by lightning in Clearwater sustaining minor injuries.
April 2011LightningCoachman1 hurtA 26-year-old female was struck by lightning while standing outside in her driveway next to her vehicle. The incident occurred on Hollywood Avenue in Clearwater. She was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Coachman$100,000The survey crew found a line of damage starting near Cliff Stephens Park and extending through about a half a block east of McMullen Booth Rd. Much of the damage was observed near the tree tops although a few trees were uprooted. A total of 15 homes were damaged by the tornado. The damage was mostly to the roofs from loose tree branches. One home had a hole punched into the roof by a downed tree while another had a portion of the roof peeled back.
August 2009LightningCoachman$10,000Lightning struck an apartment building causing minor damage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCoachman$5,000Broadcast media reported a large tree knocked down on a house in Clearwater.
June 2013Heavy RainCoachman$5,000Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Andrea saturated dead leaves on the roof of a dog kennel at the Pinellas County Humane Society. The excessive weight from the wet leaves caused a large section of the roof to collapse, however no dogs were reported injured.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCoachman$1,000Broadcast media reported multiple large tree limbs down in Clearwater.

Every storm recorded in Pinellas 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
Dellwood1.6 miles20
Bayview1.9 miles20
Safety Harbor2.5 miles20
Mecca3.0 miles16
Clearwater3.4 miles15
Dunedin3.4 miles17
Bridgeport4.2 miles16
Four Corners4.3 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122567828The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295206. 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.