Eastgate, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Venice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34285. It stands on Hatchett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Venice quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Eastgate
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.
Edgewood Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Venice quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Eastgate between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,238 acres in total. 65 started naturally. 11 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 | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | I75 MM192 (58) |
| 13 September 1997 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RANCH RD 2 (58) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Eastgate: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Sarasota - Cow Pen Slough Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Everglades Estates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Apac-Florida - Laurel Shell Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Deans Contracting - Section 35 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Laurel Pit Fla. Truck. & Excava. | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rigby Pit | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Everglades Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hanchey Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Venice Gardens | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Nokomis | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Venice Beach | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Laurel | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| South Venice | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Venice Groves | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Plantation | 3.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 282042. 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.








