Tuckers Corner, 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 33982. The Survey maps it on the Tuckers Corner 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 Tuckers Corner 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
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Tuckers Corner between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,883 acres in total. 31 started naturally. None was 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1998 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | TUCKERS TRAM (08) |
| 19 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 350 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1994 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 08-BIG BIRD FIRE-0381 |
| 10 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Tuckers Corner: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Rock - Three Lakes Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company - Charlotte Rock Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuckers Corner in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Tuckers Corner | $25,000 | A brief tornado touched down from the same cyclical|supercell that produced the longer-lived Fort Myers tornado. A|debris signature was noted on local radar in the vicinity, and|several trees were uprooted and one structure was damaged while a|camper was overturned. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuckers Corner | $5,000 | Charlotte County Emergency Management reported that an aluminum canopy was ripped off the back of a home along State Road 31 in Punta Gorda by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Tuckers Corner | - | Broadcast media relayed a report along with a picture of a funnel cloud near Tuckers Corner. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Ranch | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bermont | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gilchrist | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sparkman | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| South Punta Gorda Heights | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tropical Gulf Acres | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Blue Heron Pines | 12.5 miles | 13 | |
| Riviera Lagoons | 13.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295677. 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.






