Jerome, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Everglades census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34141. The Survey maps it on the Ochopee quadrangle. It stands 10 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
5 surveys from 10 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 Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ochopee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Everglades City quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Jerome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,438 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 18 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | OPS FIRE |
| 23 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | DEEP LAKE |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | GONE |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 15 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | TURNER WEST |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | COPELAND2 |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | COPELAND1 |
| 24 August 1994 | Natural | 18 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | LONG |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | WAGON WHEEL |
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 Jerome: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Brothers - Copeland Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerome in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2012: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Hail | Jerome | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail along State Route 29 in Jerome. |
| September 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Jerome | - | Numerous reports received by Collier County EOC by motorists along Alligator Alley of a brief tornado touchdown near the intersection of Alligator Alley (I-75) and State Road 29. No damage reported. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | - | Three power poles down along with a path of trees downed north of Carnestown along State Road 29. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Deep Lake | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lee Cypress | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Carnestown | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ochopee | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Weavers Station | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Island | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Everglades City | 9.6 miles | 10 |
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 Jerome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6182518 | 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 284765. 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.




