Mabel, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bushnell-Center Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33514. The Survey maps it on the Mascotte quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The 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
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Mascotte quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Mabel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,757 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35/CARTER ISLAND FIRE/1006 |
| 1 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 60/CR 721 FIRE/0870 |
| 20 August 1999 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 1999 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2007 | Natural | 3.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/LITTLE SLASH FIRE/0812 |
| 2 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 948 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mabel: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Peat, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C & C Peat - Honeycut Pit | Peat | Producer | Peat | |
| Central Florida Excavating - Brown Fish Pond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Center Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mabel Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pilaklakha (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tarrytown | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Webster | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Center Hill | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bevilles Corner | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bevell Place | 7.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295425. 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.





