Myakka Head, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Parrish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34251. The Survey maps it on the Myakka Head quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 32 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 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Myakka Head quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Myakka Head between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,090 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 331-73RD STREET FIRE |
| 3 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 6010 WA RD (41) |
| 23 July 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-LITTLE FIRE BIG CANAL-0337 |
| 11 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | JUEL GILL ROAD (41) |
| 5 June 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-FREEMAN FIRE-0257 |
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 Myakka Head: 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Manatee/Texaco | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 | |
| South Florida Phosphate District | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Producer | 1950 | |
| Texaco Manatee Braddock & Taylor | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Nu-Gulf Industries - Wingate Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | Collophane | |
| Wingate Creek Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1964, 1981 |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Myakka Head in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2016: 3 hail, 2 lightning, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Lightning | Myakka Head | 1 killed, 2 hurt | Three farm workers were struck by lightning while loading a truck. One was killed and the other two sustained injuries. |
| May 2009 | Lightning | Myakka Head | 1 hurt | A 24-year old female farm worker was struck directly in her back by lightning while picking vegetables in a field and was flown to a Tampa hospital. She suffered first- and second-degree burns to her chest and midsection from the strike. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myakka Head | $5,000 | A large stable was destroyed and blown 30 feet from its original location. |
| January 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Myakka Head | - | The public reported a tornado touching down in a rural area near State Road 64 and Windgate Road. No damage was observed. |
| October 2007 | Heavy Rain | Myakka Head | - | Heavy rain of 7.07 inches was measured at the USGS river gauge. The rain resulted in rapid rise of more than 9 feet in four hours of the Manatee River 8 miles west of Myakka Head. The flood stage is 11 feet and the crest was 15.82 feet at 8 AM EDT on October 3rd. Releases from the Manatee Dam began as a result, and the excess water flooded the Rye Bridge downstream. Only minor flooding was reported. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Myakka Head | - | Penny size hail was reported along State Road 64. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Myakka Head | - | Dime sized hail was reported along State Road 64 at Myakka Head by the Manatee County Fire Department. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Myakka Head | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Duette | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Keentown | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Duette | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Myakka City | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bethany | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Parmalee | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bunker Hill | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Edgeville | 10.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542588 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294861. 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.






