Oponys Town, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bartow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33830. The Survey maps it on the Homeland quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 16 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 Homeland quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
195 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Oponys Town (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,994 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 CLARK FIRE |
| 1 September 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 640 CLARK CMD |
| 5 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 640 CEMETARY FIRE |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 BLUE DRUM |
| 30 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 PEEPLES ROAD 1 |
| 8 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO FAWNS (53) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Oponys Town (historical): 5 producers, 4 plants, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Springs Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite | Producer | 1966 | |
| Fort Meade Mine - Cargill | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1967 | |
| Fort Meade Mine - Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free | Plant | 1966 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Aluminum, Magnesite, Iron | Producer | 1967 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite | Producer | 1920, 1968 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium | Plant | 1920, 1968 | |
| Watson | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Producer | Collophane | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Plant | 1906, 1936 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Meade | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Homeland | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tiger Bay | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Agricola | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Barcola | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cox Corner | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Green Bay | 7.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294526. 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.





