Plymouth, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Apopka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32712. The Survey maps it on the Apopka quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 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 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Apopka quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Plymouth between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,449 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2017 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | FUDGE(48) |
| 8 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 775 acres | Florida Forest Service | SPRINGS (48) |
| 23 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | COLD CAT FISH (04) |
| 6 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PITT (4) |
| 26 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | MEADOWS (48) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Plymouth: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Plymouth Pit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plymouth Pit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plymouth in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2015: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $2,000 | The metal roof of a garage in Apopka was blown off by winds estimated at 55 mph. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $1,000 | Apopka Police, Orange County Fire Rescue, and numerous pictures provided via local television stations on social media indicated numerous fallen trees and minor structural damage in Apopka from estimated winds between 60 and 65 mph. On the 2300 Block of Highland Avenue, a large tree fell on a car traveling down the road; however, its occupants were uninjured. Several large trees were downed in and around the Errol Estates subdivision. A large roadside billboard was toppled and a church lost several large metal sheets from its roof. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $1,000 | A large tree weighing several thousand pounds was uprooted near Apopka as a storm on the leading edge of a larger line intensified and became severe. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Several trees and powerlines downed. A greenhouse was damaged due to wind. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A highway billboard was blown over and all four support poles were snapped near the intersection of State Road 441 and Boy Scout Road in Apopka. |
| June 2007 | Heavy Rain | Plymouth | - | Near 1.7 inches of rain fell in 20 minutes at Plymouth. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Apopka | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Merrimac | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| South Apopka | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Zellwood | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Tree Park | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bay Ridge | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Apopka | 4.7 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Plymouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2837866 | 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 289098. 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.





