Southfort, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Arcadia West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34269. The Survey maps it on the Fort Ogden quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 32 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 14 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.
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Ft. Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Arcadia quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
165 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Southfort between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,176 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Natural | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-SWEATY BEAR FIRE-0281 |
| 25 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 14-BRANSON FIRE-0476 |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SE SENATE ST (14) |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | SW HULL (14) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Southfort: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace River Conservancy - Kings Highway Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Peace River Conservancy - Kings Hwy Pit. | Sand | Producer | ||
| Ray Smith Excavating - Quido Marxer Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Ray Smith's Excavating - Ray Smith Excavating Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Ogden | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Platt | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hull | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Suzy (not official) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Nocatee | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Arcadia | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| Belgium (historical) | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tryon | 12.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295638. 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.





