BlockLakemont, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Avon Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33825. The Survey maps it on the Lake Arbuckle SW quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Arbuckle SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
369 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 369 fires within 5 miles of Lakemont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,595 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 57 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | VALENCIA STREET (28) |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (HI) TROJAN (1502) |
| 28 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HI-LUCAS-1219 |
| 27 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WOODPECKER BLVD (28) |
| 23 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | COD TRAIL (28) |
| 22 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HOWIE (28) |
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 Lakemont: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha General Services - Alpha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring Shores | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sebring | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Avon Park | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Alpine | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Highland Lakes | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| De Soto City | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Avon Park Lakes | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kuhlman | 10.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295398. 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.