Ellsworth Junction, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Tavares census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32778. The Survey maps it on the Eustis quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 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 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Eustis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Ellsworth Junction between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,166 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HURRICANE (35) |
| 18 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/LAST RANCH FIRE/0865 |
| 5 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/MADISON/0857 |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHIRLEY SHORES(35) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ellsworth Junction: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astatula Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc - Astatula Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Park | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tavares | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Jem | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Astatula | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oakland Park | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Howey-in-the-Hills | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Homer | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Yalaha | 4.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565109 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294756. 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.





