Middleton, Florida
15 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 33585. The Survey maps it on the Bushnell 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
7 surveys from 15 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 Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Bushnell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Middleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 731 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 180 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 529A (60) |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/PANHEAD FIRE/0693 |
| 4 May 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 May 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 May 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Middleton: 7 producers, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Calcium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Resources - C470 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dixie Limeplant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Dixie Lime & Stone Co.(Coleman #2) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dixie Lime and Stone Co. - Central Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| M.J. Stavola - Sumterville Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aglime Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dix-Fil | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sumter Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sumterville Lime Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumterville | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Adamsville | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Panasoffkee | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Coleman | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bamboo | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Orange Home | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Monarch | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Center Hill | 6.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2831028. 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.






