BlockPumpkin Center, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Howey-in-the-Hills-Okahumpka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34737. The Survey maps it on the Howey-in-the-Hills quadrangle.
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 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Howey In The Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,235 acres in total. 22 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 | 25 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/BLOOMFIELD FIRE/0604 |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | REVELS (35) |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1999 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pumpkin Center: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida China Clay Company Pit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Turnpike Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalaha | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Howey-in-the-Hills | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Orange Blossom | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hawthorne | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Okahumpka | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Okahumpka (historical) | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Astatula | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lane Park | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294899. 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.