Kenansville, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South and East Osceola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34739. The Survey maps it on the Kenansville quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Kenansville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Kenansville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,442 acres in total. 23 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 13 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHEETO (O6) |
| 28 August 2017 | Natural | 27 acres | Florida Forest Service | CAMPBELL (49) |
| 2 August 1997 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2001 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kenansville in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Kenansville | $100,000 | Based on KMLB dual-polarimetric radar, the tornado began nearly 5.5 miles northeast of Kenansville and remained on the ground as it moved north over unpopulated portions of Osceola County. The tornado intersected portions of the Deseret and Escondido ranches where numerous pine and oak trees were both snapped and uprooted. Additionally, a well-constructed barn on the Escondido Ranch was destroyed. Based on radar data, the tornado likely peaked in intensity as it was moving through this area with peak winds of up to 100 mph. ||An additional report of the tornado came from a public video along US-192 some 5.5 miles east of Holopaw at around 3:53 PM. At this location, a rain-wrapped tornado can be seen crossing the highway. In this video, limbs were seen falling from the trees and lightweight debris was seen flying through the air. Based on this limited accounting, the tornado had likely weakened to an EF-0 with peak winds of 60 to 65 mph. Radar analysis indicates the tornado curved westward north of US-192 before dissipating north of Holopaw. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenansville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and destroyed a gazebo at a fish camp east of Lake Kissimmee. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenansville | $1,000 | A fish camp west of Kenansville reported high winds and windows blown out of a porch. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenansville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near Kenansville and near Lake Kissimmee. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenansville | - | Osceola County reported a wind gust to 62 mph and trees down in Kenansville. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenansville | - | Osceola County reported a wind gust to 62 mph and trees down in Kenansville. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Kenansville | - | Quarter size hail fell in Kenansville. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Kenansville | - | Quarter size hail fell in Kenansville. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Kenansville | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Kenansville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Kenansville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Marian Highlands | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lokosee | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Yeehaw Junction | 12.9 miles | 15 | |
| Deer Park | 15.6 miles | 12 | |
| Holopaw | 18.5 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony | 23.2 miles | 13 | |
| South Port | 26.5 miles | 12 |
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 Kenansville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6388790 | 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 285049. 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.
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.






