Cosme, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Keystone-Citrus Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33556. The Survey maps it on the Citrus Park quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1998The 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 1947 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1947 USGS Citrus Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Citrus Park quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1998 USGS Citrus Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Cosme between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,068 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | IMPACT (29) |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CYPRESS KEEP (29) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cosme: 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abray Constr. Co. - Lake Abray Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Andrew Lynn Co. - Big Basin Commerce Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Centex Real Estate Corp. - Carrolton Lakes Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Hardaway Co. - Race Track Rd. Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Larkin Contracting, Inc. - Brown Pond Excavation | Sand | Unknown | ||
| S & E Contractors, Inc. - Brown Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cosme in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Cosme | $250,000 | A EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 90 mph tracked across The Eagles Golf Club northwest of Westchase, from just west of Birkdale Drive, across Nine Eagles Drive, Byrnwyck Lane and Benty Way, before lifting just west of Eagle Oak Drive. The most notable structural damage observed was the detachment/collapse of several pool cages backing up to the golf course. Additional roof and tree damage was noted, however, this appeared to be associated with inflow and/or an eventual microburst with a uniform direction to the damage. Along the path, there were a couple pockets of EF-1 damage. However, most of the surveyed damage was EF-0. |
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosme | $15,000 | Delayed report. Metal roof of a barn torn off. Pieces of siding removed from several homes. Numerous trees down and snapped. Limb of an oak tree fell on and damaged a car. 16000 block of Copeland Farms road in Odessa. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosme | $10,000 | Broadcast media reported power lines blocking the road near Patterson Road and Glass Lake Drive. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosme | - | A Pinellas County Skywarn Amateur Radio operator relayed a report given to him by a trained spotter of a 60 mph wind gust in the Oldsmar / Westchase area. The wind gust was recorded by his home weather station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxs Corner | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Fern | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Spivey | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Northdale | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Carrollwood Village | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cheval | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Keystone | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Westchase | 4.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294725. 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.








