BlockFort Ogden, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Arcadia West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34269. The Survey maps it on the Fort Ogden quadrangle. It stands 39 feet above sea level.
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 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.
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ft. Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Fort Ogden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,923 acres in total. 22 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-SWEATY BEAR FIRE-0281 |
| 25 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-BRANSON FIRE-0476 |
| 24 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SE SENATE ST (14) |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | SW HULL (14) |
| 21 August 2020 | Natural | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | SW COLLINS ST (14) |
| 18 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | SW HILL ST (14) |
| 31 July 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WILLOW FIRE |
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 Fort Ogden: 1 unknown. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Smith's Excavating - Ray Smith Excavating Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southfort | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hull | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Platt | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Suzy (not official) | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Nocatee | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Arcadia | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Belgium (historical) | 10.9 miles | 13 | |
| Tryon | 11.1 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fort Ogden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3077967 | 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 294248. 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.