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Spivey, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Keystone-Citrus Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33625. It stands on Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Citrus Park quadrangle.

Spivey within Hillsborough County

Then and now

1947 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Spivey, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Spivey, surveyed 1947

Compare 1947 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Spivey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,043 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 12 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
Natural31
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks2

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
6 September 1993Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 1993Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 1992Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 August 2001Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 1993Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 1993Natural4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 August 2016Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCYPRESS KEEP (29)
10 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hillsborough County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Spivey: 4 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.

Every working recorded in Hillsborough 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
Tarpon1.8 miles17
Westchase2.1 miles17
Carrollwood Village2.8 miles17
Cosme3.0 miles17
Foxs Corner3.4 miles17
Town 'n' Country3.8 miles17
Mullis City3.8 miles17
Northdale4.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300099. 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.