BlockRunnymede, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the St. Cloud census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34771. The Survey maps it on the Narcoossee 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 Narcoossee 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
126 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Runnymede between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,689 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 14 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BARRYWOOD |
| 23 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | BROOKS (6) |
| 7 August 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FISH FIRE - (49) |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LIVE OAK GROVE FIRE (49) |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARTHAS LANE (49) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narcoossee | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tohopikaliga (historical) | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ashton | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Cloud | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Eden | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Buenaventura Lakes | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Harmony | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294914. 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.