Mohawk, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Clermont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34715. The Survey maps it on the Clermont East 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 13 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 Clermont East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
179 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Mohawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,311 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mohawk: 10 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Center Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clermont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clermont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tulley Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Clermont Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Clermont West Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Crushed Stone - Tulley Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Crushed Stone Co. - Pine Needle Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Silver Sand Co. - Center Sand Mine | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skytop | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Minneola | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Reavills Corner | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Waits Junction | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Montverde Junction | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Clermont | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Roan | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Castle Hill | 3.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295458. 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.





