Coker, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wauchula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33873. It stands on Little Charlie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wauchula quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 33 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1955 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Wauchula quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Coker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,619 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 25-MANLEY RD FIRE-0426 |
| 26 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 25-TRASH PILE-0420 |
| 17 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | STENSTROM (25) |
| 8 August 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOC COIL RD (25) |
| 21 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MCDONALD RD (25) |
| 5 July 2004 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | C.F. IND. FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Coker: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Uranium, Water, Free, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. E. Carlton | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Uranium | Prospect | Surface | |
| Dot Arcadia - Sr 62 Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Hardee County Unknown Ownerships | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauchula Hills | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wauchula | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Torrey | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Griffins Corner | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Zolfo Springs | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Bowling Green | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Vandolah | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295210. 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.





