Trilby, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lacoochee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33523. The Survey maps it on the Lacoochee quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 23 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 12 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 Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Lacoochee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Trilby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,107 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 24 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LEAH (51) |
| 29 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 27/WALMART FIRE/1119 |
| 27 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 51/LITTLE EVERGLADES/0902 |
| 6 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.4 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/TRILBY FIRE/0738 |
| 4 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Natural | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/PRICE ROAD FIRE/0821 |
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 Trilby: 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Manor Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ariana Dairy Farm, Inc. - Pedone Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Claire H. Clements - Master Tract Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| E R Jahna Industries, Inc. - Mills Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| E.R. Jahna - Mills Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trilby in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 1998: 5 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 | Flood | Trilby | $1,100,000 | The Withlacoochee River rose to 15.8 feet on the 31st, which caused 29 homes and 60 properties along the river to flood. Flood stage for the Withlacoochee River at Trilby was 12 feet. Eight homes from Trilby to Lacoochee were destroyed and 20 more damaged by floodwaters. |
| March 1998 | Flood | Trilby | $750,000 | The Withlacoochee River rose to 14.06 feet on the 1st, over two feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused water damage to properties along the river. |
| January 1998 | Flood | Trilby | $500,000 | The Withlacoochee River rose to 16.3 feet on the 4th, nearly four and a half feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused significant water damage to properties along the river. |
| February 1998 | Flood | Trilby | $500,000 | The Withlacoochee River rose to 14.0 feet on the 28th, nearly two feet above the flood stage of twelve feet, which caused water damage to properties along the river. |
| April 1998 | Flood | Trilby | $100,000 | The Withlacoochee River at Trilby crested at its flood stage of 12.0 feet on the 1st. Several homes received minor flood damage along the banks of the Withlacoochee near Trilby. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trilcoochee | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Moss Town | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lacoochee | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Riverdale | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Blanton | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Jessamine | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Old Henley Place | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tommytown | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292425. 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.






