South Tampa, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Palm River-Gibsonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33619. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brandon quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 78 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 16 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 Tampa quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mango quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Brandon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Brandon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of South Tampa between 1992 and 2019, burning about 873 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MCAY BAY (29) |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2006 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 DEERWOOD |
| 9 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 June 1994 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of South Tampa: 3 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Sutton Plant & Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Dot Tampa - Williams Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Kash & Karry Food Stores, Inc. - Harney Road Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Parkway Center Community - Parkway Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Star 101 Development, Inc. - Canterbury Lakes Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Tampa in 4 storm reports between 2003 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2003 | Lightning | South Tampa | $200,000 | Lightning struck an apartment building in South Tampa causing a fire in the attic and an evacuation of the building. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Tampa | $150,000 | Several wooden power poles snapped in Brandon along State Road 60 west of Interstate 75 but nearby trees were undamaged. There were sporadic reports of trees downed and numerous broken branches. The wind damaged the roof of small strip mall as the tar paper peeled back. Water entered the building and caused more damage. One of the downed trees crashed through the roof of a home in Sulphur Springs. People inside the home were not injured. The storm intensified into a wet microburst after an outflow boundary from a previous storm collided with the storm over Brandon. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Tampa | $5,000 | A trained spotter reported a line of trees down approximately 300 feet in length along the Selmon Expressway near the 78th street exit. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Tampa | $2,000 | Local broadcast media showed a video of large tree limbs down across the Selmon Expressway west of Brandon. Time of occurrence was based off Doppler radar velocity signatures. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmile Creek | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Clair-Mel City | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Orient Park | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Palm River | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Limona | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Mango | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Progress Village | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gardenville | 3.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 291425. 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.









