Tiger Bay, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Bartow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33841. The Survey maps it on the Homeland quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 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
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1952 USGS Homeland quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Tiger Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,236 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Natural | 450 acres | Florida Forest Service | PEOPLES COMMAND |
| 1 September 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 1999 | Natural | 375 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 555 BERM (53) |
| 9 July 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 PEEPLES ROAD 1 |
| 8 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO FAWNS (53) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Tiger Bay: 7 plants, 6 producers, 5 prospects, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Meade Mine - Cargill | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1967 | |
| Fort Meade Mine - Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free | Plant | 1966 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Gardinier | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite | Producer | 1967 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Aluminum, Magnesite, Iron | Producer | 1967 | |
| Watson | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Producer | Collophane | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Plant | 1906, 1936 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite | Producer | 1920, 1968 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium | Plant | 1920, 1968 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Meade | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pembroke | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Oponys Town (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Agricola | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Homeland | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Barcola | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Green Bay | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bradley Junction | 7.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295673. 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.





