Cummings, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Vero Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32958. It lies near Pauls Island. The Survey maps it on the Sebastian 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
8 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 Sebastian quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Sebastian quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Cummings between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,668 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 12 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 | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 140 |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ARMADILLO (31) |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | IR-MAIN STREET FIRE-1033 |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEEP DITCH (31) |
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 Cummings: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fischer & Sons, Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-E Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-W Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - Vickers Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Henry Fischer and Son Sand Co. -Yellow Sand Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cummings in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $500 | A cluster of thunderstorms moved onshore from the Atlantic and spread inland, affecting the town of Sebastian. On Gilbert Street, some homes lost shingles and a fence was blown town. Nearby on Canal Circle, a home experienced minor roof damage and several surrounding homes lost some shingles. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Cummings | - | The public reported quarter sized hail on Thornhill Lane in Sebastian. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| North Beach | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Orchid | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Roseland | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wabasso | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Wabasso Beach | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Vero Lake Estates | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Brookside | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295231. 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.







