Vanderbilt Park, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Westside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33172. The Survey maps it on the Hialeah quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1950 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Miami quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Vanderbilt Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,052 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | TURNPIKE FIRE (06) |
| 6 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2009 | Natural | 150 acres | Florida Forest Service | BOWIE FIRE |
| 22 August 2009 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | TALL GRASS FIRE |
| 12 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE WEST 41ST STREET FIRE |
| 29 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | STATE PRISON (06) |
| 10 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUNDAY FUNDAY (06) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Vanderbilt Park: 16 producers, 3 past producers, 2 plants, 2 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Rock and Fill - Number 11 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| American Rock, Inc. - the Pit | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Florida Rock Industries- Miami Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Miami Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Lowell S. Dunn - 58th Street Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Miami Crushed Rock, Inc. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Tarmac-Florida - Coral Aggergates Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Union Rock and Sand - Number 1 Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Vulcan Materials - Medley Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Black Velvet Top Soil | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doral | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fountainebleau | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sweetwater | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Town Park Estates | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Virginia Gardens | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Medley | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Flagami | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Westchester | 3.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292734. 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.







