Southwest Venice, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Venice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34293. It stands on Alligator Creek. The Survey maps it on the Venice quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 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
9 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.
- 1944 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Venice quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Southwest Venice between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,028 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRIDGE ST 2 (58) |
| 21 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BRIDGE ST (58) |
| 21 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-BRIDGE FIRE 2-0263 |
| 18 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2010 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-BRIDGE ST FIRE-0260 |
| 17 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Southwest Venice: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everglades Estates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Everglades Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hanchey Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Venice | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Venice Groves | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Manasota | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Manasota Beach | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Woodmere | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Venice Gardens | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Venice East | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Plantation | 3.3 miles | 12 |
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 Q122558283 | 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 300885. 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.








