Parmalee, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Myakka City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34251. The Survey maps it on the Myakka City 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 11 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 Myakka City quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Parmalee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,017 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 6 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MIDWAY RD. (58) |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-15-0397 |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MYAKKA STA 2 (41) |
| 17 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-65TH FIRE-0404 |
| 14 July 2019 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HOWZE RANCH (41) |
| 14 July 1993 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | MIDWAY RD (58) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Parmalee: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Aluminum, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee South | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Aluminum, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Chemical Sediment, Marine |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parmalee in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parmalee | $8,000 | A friend of a NWS employee reported the roof being peeled back on their trailer near Myakka City. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Parmalee | - | Tornadic Debris Signature (TDS) observed via KTBW WSR 88D. No damage reports received. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verna | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Myakka City | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Waterbury | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Edgeville | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bethany | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Sandy | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Myakka Head | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Knoll | 10.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294880. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






