Golf, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Boynton Beach-Delray Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33436. The Survey maps it on the Delray Beach quadrangle. 255 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1950 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 37 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1950 against another survey:
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.
- 1950 USGS Delray Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Delray Beach quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Golf between 1999 and 2017, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MINOR ROAD FIRE |
| 24 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HC FIRE |
| 16 March 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE SUNNYBROOKE COMMAND |
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 Golf: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Engineering - Bell Farms Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Bell Farms Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peanut Island Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golf in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Flood | Golf | $1,000 | Multiple reports of flooded roadways from broadcast media partners in West Palm Beach. Many roadways were closed including N Australian Avenue from Banyan Blvd to Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. This included an area near an outlet mall at Palm Beach Lakes and Village Boulevards, as well as neighborhoods in the region. |
| November 2021 | Flood | Golf | - | Various members of the public reported flooding across portions of Palm Beach County due to slow moving showers and thunderstorms pushing through the area. Flooding in West Palm Beach near the intersection of 25th Street and Australian Avenue with water exceeding curbs and crossing sidewalks and flooding just north of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and along North Flagler Drive with water exceeding curbs, low profile cars struggling to pass roadways, and roads closed due to water. Rainfall accumulations were around 2 to 3 inches. |
| October 2021 | Flood | Golf | - | Street flooding was reported via social media at the intersection of North Flagler Drive and 10th Street in West Palm Beach, with waters of about 2-3 inches deep covering the roadway. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golf | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph / 53 knots was recorded by the Weatherbug site WTPBH located at West Palm Beach Fire Station 1. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golf | - | Reports of power lines/wires down in the area of Royal Poinciana Way and Cocoanut Row in the Town of Palm Beach. |
| November 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Golf | - | Spotter reported a brief funnel cloud near the main Palm Beach Health Department office on 10th Ave North. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golf | - | Power lines were reported down in West Palm Beach. Time estimate based on radar data. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Road | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Delray Gardens | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Chapel Hill | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Delray Shores | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Country Club Trail | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Kingsland | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Franwood Pines | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| High Point | 2.5 miles | 16 |
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 Golf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2294511 | 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 283160. 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.







