Sanders Beach, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32502. The Survey maps it on the Pensacola quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1921 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Sanders Beach between 1992 and 2017, burning about 63 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARLANE CEMETARY (17) |
| 27 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 17-ATHLETIC COMPLEX FIRE-1391 |
| 28 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BARTOW FIRE-1298 |
| 7 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SANDRA DRIVE GULLY FIRE - 1069 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sanders Beach: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrico Pensacola Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Alden Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bellview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clarks Sand Co. Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clark Sand and Gravel - Pensacola Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Boley Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hollywood Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hughes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Brownsville | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Warrington | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| West Pensacola | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Goulding | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Navy Point | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| East Pensacola Heights | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Beach Haven | 3.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295596. 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.









