Lorraine, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Myakka City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34211. It stands on Wolf Slough. The Survey maps it on the Lorraine quadrangle. It stands 39 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 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
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1944 USGS Lorraine quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Lorraine quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lorraine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Lorraine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 2 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-SMR FIRE-0478 |
| 3 August 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 1996 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lorraine: 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Sarasota - Sr 64 | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| State Road 70 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gator Asphalt Paving Reclaimed Concrete Operation | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Quality Aggregates - Richardson Rd. Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Quality Aggregates - University Park Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Ranch | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Waterbury | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Foxleigh | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rye | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Eastgate | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Elwood Park | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Manhattan | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Hamer | 6.7 miles | 13 |
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 Lorraine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q55621307 | 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 294840. 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.








