Lake Weir, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Belleview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34491. The Survey maps it on the Lake Weir quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The 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
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.
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lake Weir quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Lake Weir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,259 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 16 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 | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 42 (42) |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 725 |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/25 FIRE |
| 30 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 25 (42) |
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 Lake Weir: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Resources - S.R. 42 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Loar's Excavating Co. - Loar's Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Weir in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 8 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Weir | 8 hurt | 8 persons injured when a 30 by 60 foot hospitality tent was blown over at The Villages retirement communities Nancy Lopez Golf Course. One person suffered serious facial injuries requiring transfer to a hospital in Orlando. Two dozen persons were trapped beneath the tent. Report supplemented from AP and CNN Reports. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Weir | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Lake Weir | - | A waterspout formed over Lake Wier and caused minor wind damage. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Lake Weir | - | A funnel cloud was observed from SE 175th lane in Summerfield, FL looking to the north. The funnel cloud was reported to be over Lake Weir. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Weir | - | Trees were blown down along 10896 SE 131st Lane. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Weir | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lake Weir | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Lake Weir | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Blossom Hills | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset Harbor | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Summerfield | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Weir (historical) | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Ocklawaha | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Candler | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Stanton | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| East Lake Weir | 4.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308565. 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.




