Richland, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Zephyrhills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33540. The Survey maps it on the Dade City quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 23 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 14 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 Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Dade City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Richland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,413 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 July 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2006 | Natural | 6.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/PASCO FIRE/0639 |
| 30 June 1998 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 51/BURNED BARN FIRE/0673 |
| 16 June 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/DISTANT FIRE/0681 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Peat, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Minerals and Chem. - Morrell | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Steams Peat - Steams Pit | Peat | Producer | Peat | |
| WRB Enterprizes, Inc. - WRB's Peat Mine | Peat | Unknown | Peat | |
| Morrel Limerock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Polk County Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Z Rock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richland in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2010: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | $7,000 | Minor damage occurred when approximately 50 MPH winds moved through areas of Zephyrhills. A few small trees and limbs were downed on Wire Road, Coolwood Road, and Kossik Road, there was minor damage to a mobile home roof on Ash Street, and a shed was damaged on Kossik Road. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Richland | - | Nickel sized hail was reported by Ham radio operators along U.S. Highway 98 near Richland. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | Thunderstorm winds of 58 mph were observed by a Skywarn Spotter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitis | 0.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lumberton | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ellerslie | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Orange Grove Villas | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Port Lonesome | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Branchborough | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fort King Acres | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| South Clinton Heights | 3.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 289682. 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.






