Tropical Gulf Acres, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Punta Gorda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33955. The Survey maps it on the Gilchrist quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 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.
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Gilchrist quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
442 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 442 fires within 5 miles of Tropical Gulf Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,358 acres in total. 167 started naturally. 16 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 | 167 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 08-ZEMEL RANGE FIRE-0486 |
| 3 September 2020 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHOTGUN ROAD (08) |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZEMEL ROAD (08) |
| 28 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PANATELLA TREADMILL 2 (08) |
| 28 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PANATELLA TREADMILL (08) |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BEGONIA DR (08) |
| 24 September 2016 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHOTGUN (08) |
| 23 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZEMEL (08) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tropical Gulf Acres: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte County Mining & Materials - Charlotte County | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Earthsource - Earthsource's Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Punta Gorda Heights | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Blue Heron Pines | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Riviera Lagoons | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Acline | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pirate Harbor | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Burnt Store Lakes | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Aqui Esta | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Charlotte Park | 5.8 miles | 13 |
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 Q122548987 | 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 292453. 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.






