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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.

Oponys Town within Polk County

Then and now

1952 to 1988

The 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 sheet of Oponys Town (historical), surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Oponys Town (historical), surveyed 1952

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

195 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined44
Railroad operations and maintenance39
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use29
Arson/incendiarism21
Natural15
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2006Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service53 CLARK FIRE
1 September 1993Natural15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2009Natural200 acresFlorida Forest Service53 640 CLARK CMD
5 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use20 acresFlorida Forest Service53 640 CEMETARY FIRE
4 August 2009Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Service53 BLUE DRUM
30 August 1999Railroad operations and maintenance50 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 July 2008Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Service53 PEEPLES ROAD 1
8 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined88 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTWO FAWNS (53)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clear Springs MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, MagnesiteProducer1966
Fort Meade Mine - CargillPhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-FluoriteProducer1967
Fort Meade Mine - MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, FreePlant1966
Fort Meade Mine MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumProspect1983
Fort Meade Mine MobilPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Aluminum, Magnesite, IronProducer1967
Rockland MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, MagnesiteProducer1920, 1968
Rockland MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumPlant1920, 1968
WatsonPhosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, IronProspect1983
Watson MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, UraniumProducerCollophane
Watson MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumPlant1906, 1936

Every working recorded in Polk County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pembroke0.3 miles16
Fort Meade2.2 miles16
Homeland2.7 miles16
Tiger Bay3.0 miles16
Agricola4.9 miles15
Barcola5.6 miles15
Cox Corner6.9 miles17
Green Bay7.5 miles15

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.