Montclair, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Leesburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34748. It lies near Stoer Island. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg West 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 14 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 Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Leesburg West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Montclair between 1992 and 2020, burning about 448 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUE STREAK/0645 |
| 20 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Montclair: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewitt Contracting Company, Inc. - Hewitt Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Logan Sitework Contractiors, Inc. - Logan Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Logan Sitework Contractors, Inc. - Logan Sand & Clay Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montclair in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montclair | $1,000 | Numerous branches were downed in Leesburg from a thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 50 mph. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Montclair | - | Law enforcement reported multiple intersections with flooding, many of which down to one lane due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Leesburg | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fruitland Park | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Okahumpka (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cisky Park | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sunnyside | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hawthorne | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Eldorado | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 287076. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





