Cox Corner, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bartow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33830. The Survey maps it on the Bartow quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1949 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:24000
- 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
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Cox Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,077 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 CLARK FIRE |
| 17 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 REYNOLDS |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cox Corner: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Springs | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Clear Springs Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite | Producer | 1966 | |
| Ged Mining - Tice Pit | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Pierce Farmland/Hydro | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Garfield | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Roux Quarters | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Connersville | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Alturas | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bartow | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Gordonville | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wahneta | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Homeland | 5.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294729. 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.






