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.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 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 St Petersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS St. Petersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Safety Harbor quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Safety Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Safety Harbor quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Safety Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1998 USGS Safety Harbor quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 52 SAFETY HARBOR FIRE |
| 24 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TECH DATA |
| 2 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 52 PHILLIPPI PARKWAY |
| 23 March 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 52 LANDMARK FIRE |
| 27 February 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Lightning | Coachman | 1 hurt | Clearwater Fire Rescue reports that an individual was struck by lightning in Clearwater sustaining minor injuries. |
| April 2011 | Lightning | Coachman | 1 hurt | A 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 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Coachman | $100,000 | The 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 2009 | Lightning | Coachman | $10,000 | Lightning struck an apartment building causing minor damage. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coachman | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported a large tree knocked down on a house in Clearwater. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Coachman | $5,000 | Heavy 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coachman | $1,000 | Broadcast media reported multiple large tree limbs down in Clearwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dellwood | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Bayview | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Safety Harbor | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mecca | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Clearwater | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dunedin | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bridgeport | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Four Corners | 4.3 miles | 20 |
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 Q122567828 | The 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.












