Old Duette, Florida
13 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 34219. The Survey maps it on the Duette 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 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.
- 1956 USGS Duette quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Old Duette between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,186 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 3 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Natural | 65 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | 6.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | DUETTE RD. (41) |
| 19 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-FREEMAN FIRE-0257 |
| 3 June 2008 | Natural | 125 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-DUETTE FIRE #1-0264 |
| 3 June 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-DUETTE FIRE #2-0266 |
| 3 June 2001 | Natural | 1,300 acres | Florida Forest Service | PARRISH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Old Duette: 7 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duette Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Water, Free | Prospect | 1900 | |
| Manson-Jenkins | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Northeast Manatee/Texaco | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Texaco Manatee Braddock & Taylor | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Turner Property | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1955 | |
| David C.Turner Heirs | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Swift/Durrance Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | 1965 | |
| Nu-Gulf Industries - Wingate Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | Collophane | |
| Wingate Creek Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1964, 1981 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keentown | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Duette | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Myakka Head | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bunker Hill | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Knoll | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bethany | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Manhattan | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Waterbury | 12.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q122552027 | 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 300002. 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.






