Tallevast, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bradenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34243. The Survey maps it on the Bradenton quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1947 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 47 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1947 against another survey:
On record in Tallevast
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Midway Subdivision Historic Districtlisted 1998 · 0.7 miles away
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.
- 1947 USGS Bradenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Bradenton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Bradenton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Tallevast between 1992 and 2017, burning about 146 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | UNIVERSITY DESOTO (58) |
| 8 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HONORE FIRE |
| 15 July 1995 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1995 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tallevast: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| P and R Shell Pit No. 2 | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Piney Point Nu-Gulf | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Minton Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Sarasota Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tallevast in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallevast | - | The ASOS at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport measured a 53 knot thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallevast | - | The ASOS at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport measured a 54 knot thunderstorm wind gust. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallevast | - | The ASOS Station at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport measured a wind gust of 60 mph or 52 knots. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Tallevast | - | Dime sized hail was reported by the public in Tellavast. |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Tallevast | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matoaka | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ballentine Manor | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Whitfield | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Whitfield Estates | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bayshore Gardens | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oneco | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Eastgate | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Samoset | 4.7 miles | 14 |
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 Tallevast | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7680108 | 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 291998. 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.








