Cubitis, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Arcadia East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34266. The Survey maps it on the Gardner quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1988The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gardner quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Arcadia quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Cubitis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,455 acres in total. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-BULLDOG FIRE-0448 |
| 10 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-HANSEL AVENUE FIRE-0368 |
| 30 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1993 | Natural | 80 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 14-PASSERBY FIRE-0428 |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-BROWNVILLE FIRE-0407 |
| 18 July 1994 | Natural | 40 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 Cubitis: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Brownville | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Belgium (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Arcadia | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Tryon | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Joshua | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Nocatee | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Level | 8.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294733. 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.





