Queens Park, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Indiantown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34997. It stands on Roebuck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Indiantown SE quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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
8 surveys from 17 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 Indian Town SE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Indiantown SE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Queens Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,858 acres in total. 95 started naturally. 22 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 | 95 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ST ANDREWS (43) |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | EVANS RD. (43) |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | INDIAN STREET BRIDGE (43) |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (MA) MEADOWS (509) |
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 Queens Park: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheltra and Sons - Melear Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Park | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Arundel | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Coral Gardens | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Palm City | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pinelake Gardens Estates | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Port Salerno | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Golden Gate | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fruita | 5.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 301133. 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.







