Margate Estates, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Coral Springs-Margate census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33068. The Survey maps it on the Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle.
Then and now
1945 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1945 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1945 USGS Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Margate Estates between 2003 and 2019, burning about 3,714 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,700 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE REFUGE FIRE |
| 5 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANDY RIDGE ( 06 ) |
| 23 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRAINING (6) |
| 7 January 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SANDY RIDGE 2 |
| 3 January 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SANDY RIDGE ONE (06) |
| 15 January 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | TURTLE RUN (06) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Margate Estates: 7 producers, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Desrocher Sand and Rock - Desrocher Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Prospect Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sawgrass Mining - Sawgrass Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Margate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pompano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prospect Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tscotis Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Gate | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Palm Aire | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sabal Palms Estates | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Broadview | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| North Lauderdale | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hammondville | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Margate | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Coconut Creek Park | 1.6 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122562461 | 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 286414. 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.









