Sumterville, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bushnell-Center Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33585. The Survey maps it on the Bushnell quadrangle. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
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
7 surveys from 15 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 Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Bushnell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Sumterville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 661 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None was 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | OAK (60) |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 180 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 529A (60) |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/PANHEAD FIRE/0693 |
| 13 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 800 |
| 1 June 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LAKE PAN BRIDGE(60) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Sumterville: 7 producers, 2 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Calcium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Resources - C470 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dixie Limeplant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Dixie Lime & Stone Co.(Coleman #2) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dixie Lime and Stone Co. - Central Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| M.J. Stavola - Sumterville Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aglime Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dix-Fil | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sumter Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sumterville Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sumterville in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumterville | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported several trees and power poles snapped along County Road 470 between County Roads 529 and 529A. There was also damage to the soffit and porch of a mobile home in this area, and part of the fence was blown down. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Sumterville | $10,000 | Lightning struck, ignited and damaged a mobile home on the 2800 block of Southeast 21st Avenue in Sumterville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumterville | $5,000 | The Sumter Electric Cooperative reported numerous trees down across the city of Sumterville. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumterville | $3,000 | Emergency Manager reported a tree down, electrical lines, and unknown size hail. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumterville | $1,000 | Emergency management in Sumter county reported that a large tree was knocked down at the corner of highways 470 and 301. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Sumterville | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Sumterville. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Sumterville | - | The tornado was visually seen on the leading edge of a damaging squall line and it snapped softwood pine trees in its path. Downed trees blocked Highway 301 in Sumterville. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Sumterville | - | Penny size hail was reported along Highway 301 in Sumterville. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Sumterville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Panasoffkee | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Middleton | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Coleman | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Adamsville | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Panacoochee Retreats | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bushnell | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Monarch | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Carver | 6.4 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sumterville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7638078 | 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 291811. 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.






