BlockPoinciana Place, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Kissimmee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34758. The Survey maps it on the Lake Tohopekaliga quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 26 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 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Lake Tohopekaliga quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kissimmee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Poinciana Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,962 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1998 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2001 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 1999 | Natural | 160 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Poinciana Place: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Sand and Silica - Davenport Mine | Sand | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poinciana | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| South Port | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Campbell | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Intercession City | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| ChampionsGate | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Kissimmee | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Reunion | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Celebration | 11.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867191. 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.