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McQueens Village, Florida

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ruskin census division. The Survey maps it on the Gibsonton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

McQueens Village within Hillsborough County

Then and now

1921 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of McQueens Village (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of McQueens Village (historical), surveyed 1921

Compare 1921 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of McQueens Village (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,163 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 5 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
Natural23
Equipment and vehicle use11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2ND STREET NE (29)
9 August 1998Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 1996Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2004Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGARDEN PARK
30 August 1998Natural7.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 August 2013Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBULLFROG 9 (29)
17 August 1997Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 July 1995Natural50 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hillsborough County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of McQueens Village (historical): 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Bend TerminalPhosphorus-PhosphatesPlant
Chapman Contr. - Tampa Bay Shell PitLimestone, GeneralProducer
Dot - Ruskin MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Leisey Shell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Nest Coast Shell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Hillsborough County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Apollo Beach1.5 miles18
North Ruskin2.4 miles18
Adamsville3.4 miles18
Remlap4.3 miles18
Ruskin4.3 miles14
Gibsonton5.5 miles18
Gulf City5.6 miles14
East Tampa6.2 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294505. 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.