Monarch, Florida
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Wildwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34785. The Survey maps it on the Wildwood quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Panasoffkee quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Panasoffkee quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Wildwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Monarch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 326 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOBO FIRE 1129 |
| 7 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUE STREAK/0645 |
| 4 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CYPRESS TREE (60) |
| 19 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 60/HIGHWAY FIRE/0889 |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Monarch: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Limeplant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Aglime Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dix-Fil | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Coleman | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Orange Home | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Adamsville | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Moreland Park | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bamboo | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Royal | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Panacoochee Retreats | 5.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300851. 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.








