South Clermont, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Clermont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34711. The Survey maps it on the Lake Nellie quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 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 11 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 Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Lake Nellie quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kissimmee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of South Clermont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,620 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35/PRETTY LAKE FIRE/0869 |
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 South Clermont: 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Center Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clermont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clermont West Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Florida Crushed Stone - Tulley Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Tarmac Amercia, Inc. - Center Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Tarmac-Florida Silver Sand Mine | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Clermont in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2013: 2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2009 | Lightning | South Clermont | 2 hurt | A lightning strike hit two men at a drop-off site for waste and recyclables in Clermont. Both men were injured, but one who was standing in the bed of a pickup truck dropping off debris was seriously injured. He sustained a direct lightning strike and was unconscious when paramedics arrived. Both men were taken to a local hospital. |
| May 2013 | Hail | South Clermont | - | A weather spotter observed nickel sized hail falling near Lake Louisa. |
| March 2013 | Hail | South Clermont | - | Quarter size hail fell for 10 minutes within Lake Louisia State Park near Clermont. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Clermont | - | Large shed destroyed by wind. Several pool screen enclosures damaged, fences damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Mountain | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clermont | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Minneola | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mohawk | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Skytop | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Castle Hill | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Groveland | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Roan | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122595602 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294929. 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.





