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Sans Souci, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Punta Gorda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33982. It stands on Myrtle Slough. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle.

Sans Souci within Charlotte County

Then and now

1956 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sans Souci, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Sans Souci, surveyed 1956

Compare 1956 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

316 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Sans Souci between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,325 acres in total. 72 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
Natural72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined59
Debris and open burning53
Equipment and vehicle use41
Railroad operations and maintenance29
Arson/incendiarism22
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Recreation and ceremony10
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 September 1996Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service08-SABLEWOOD FIRE-0425
3 September 1996Natural35 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 1996Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGREYFOX RD (08)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Charlotte County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Sans Souci: 7 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hendrickson Seashell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Snapping Shoals Mine CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Apac-Florida - Viercocken PitSandProducer
Peace River Conservancy - Kings Highway MineSandUnknown
Peace River Conservancy - Kings Hwy Pit.SandProducer
Desrosier Brothers - Jones LoopLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Desrosier Brothers - Oakleaf MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Sunland Paving Co. - Sunland Pelican PitLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
T.A. Forsberg Inc. - Golf Course Bvld. MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Charlotte County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ridge Harbor0.8 miles13
Morgantown1.4 miles14
Cleveland1.8 miles13
Harbour Heights1.9 miles13
Peace River Shores3.1 miles14
Deep Creek3.3 miles11
Tee and Green Estates3.3 miles13
Harbor View4.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 290647. 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.