Tatum, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sarasota census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34240. The Survey maps it on the Bee Ridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 41 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
8 surveys from 13 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 Bee Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Bee Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Sarasota quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Tatum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 458 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-RICHARDSON FIRE-0467 |
| 10 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 58-PROCTOR FIRE-0568 |
| 30 July 2009 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-H & H FIRE-0460 |
| 29 July 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 245-HI-HAT FIRE |
| 30 June 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58- GATOR FIRE-15-0369 |
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 Tatum: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Road Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Newburn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quality Aggregates - Richardson Rd. Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Ridge | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Fordville | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fruitville | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Sarasota | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Belspur | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sarasota Springs | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hyde Park | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pinecraft | 3.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292054. 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.







