BlockPalmer Ranch, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sarasota census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34238. The Survey maps it on the Laurel quadrangle.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 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
9 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.
- 1943 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Palmer Ranch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 486 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 2 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-15-1104 |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-IBIS PASTURE FIRE-0414 |
| 12 August 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-15-0401 |
| 10 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 58-PROCTOR FIRE-0568 |
| 2 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 85-IBIS FIRE-0318 |
| 19 July 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vamo | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sunrise | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Gulf Gate Estates | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bee Ridge | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| White Beach | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sunnyland | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| South Gate Ridge | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Point O'Rocks | 3.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805187. 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.