Nalcrest, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lake Wales census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33898. The Survey maps it on the Lake Weohyakapka quadrangle. It stands 62 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 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 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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Weohyakapka quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Nalcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,282 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 21 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 | 54 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 53 TREE FARM |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2005-14-0349 |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | TIGER |
| 9 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 52 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nalcrest: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gall Silica Mining Co. - Sr 60 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| No. 2 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedhaven | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hesperides | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Lake Estates | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Alcoma | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Babson Park | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hillcrest Heights | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Highland Park | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crooked Lake Park | 8.7 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Nalcrest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6960842 | 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 287521. 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.





