Sunland Gardens, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Fort Pierce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34947. The Survey maps it on the Fort Pierce quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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 20 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.
- 1949 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Sunland Gardens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,960 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 7 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (SL) TURNPIKE (453) |
| 4 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (SL) HARD TO FIND (649) |
| 28 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sunland Gardens: 12 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Stewart Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Minton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Lucie Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Airport Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Ralls Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Saggy Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| C & W Enterprises - Rails Road | Sand | Producer | ||
| Frank Stewert Trucking - Tozour Road Mine | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunland Gardens in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 funnel cloud, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Sunland Gardens | - | Emergency manager reported a funnel cloud, with picture, over the Intracoastal near Fort Pierce. Picture was taken looking southeast from the bridge. It did not appear to touch down. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Sunland Gardens | - | A SKYWARN spotter observed quarter sized hail in Fort Pierce. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Sunland Gardens | - | St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported a funnel cloud sighting on Jenkins Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglevillas | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Harmony Heights | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Paradise Park | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lakewood Park | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Lucie | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Pierce | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Glidden Park | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cortez Estates | 3.0 miles | 20 |
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 Q122543535 | 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 308141. 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.








