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.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1921 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Gadsden Point quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Gadsden Point quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Gibsonton quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Gibsonton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2ND STREET NE (29) |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GARDEN PARK |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BULLFROG 9 (29) |
| 17 August 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1995 | Natural | 50 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Terminal | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Chapman Contr. - Tampa Bay Shell Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Dot - Ruskin Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Leisey Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nest Coast Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Beach | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| North Ruskin | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Adamsville | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Remlap | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ruskin | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gibsonton | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Gulf City | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| East Tampa | 6.2 miles | 18 |
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.










