Courtenay, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Merritt Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32953. The Survey maps it on the Courtenay quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 32 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Courtenay
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Oldlisted 1990 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Courtenay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,762 acres in total. 100 started naturally. 20 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 | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CAROLE AVE (O5) |
| 16 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | STONE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | TEL-4-BK-W |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PHYLLIS (5) |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GROVE (05) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Courtenay: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F&W Mines - Hwy 520 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Kings Park Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Merritt Island | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Frontenac | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Williams Point | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Audubon | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sharpes | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Indianola | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| City Point | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Delespine | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 280900. 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.







