Vero Lake Estates, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Fellsmere census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32967. The Survey maps it on the South of Fellsmere quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Fellsmere 4 NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS South of Fellsmere quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Vero Lake Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,613 acres in total. 104 started naturally. 11 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 | 104 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FITZROY (31) |
| 21 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 140 |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | IR-BARREL FIRE-1176 |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ARMADILLO (31) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Vero Lake Estates: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fischer & Sons, Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-E Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-W Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - Vickers Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vero Lake Estates in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 (EF1) | Vero Lake Estates | $8,000,000 | This tornado, the first of two to impact downtown Vero Beach, likely touched down in Vero Beach South along US-1 near 12th St. where generally vegetative damage was noted in the form of downed trees. Damage to residences and businesses was noted further to the north, particularly to roofs, as the tornado likely strengthened and produce wind speeds of up to 85 mph. ||The circulation intersected the Vero Beach Police Department at approximately 1453EST per surveillance video where several trees and utility poles were downed. A mesonet weather station at the facility recorded a peak wind gust of 92 mph at 1455EST. Several trees were downed in neighborhoods to the north of 20th St and US-1. The tornado continued on a north northwest path, generally near and just east of US-1 and the railroad tracks before diminishing as it moved into the Gifford area. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Vero Lake Estates | - | A strengthening thunderstorm within Indian River County briefly became severe by producing hail up to quarter size in Vero Beach near the intersection of U.S. 1 and 17th Street. The report was relayed via social media, with a photo. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Vero Lake Estates | - | Three hour rainfall totals of 3.5 to nearly 6 inches producing localized flooding in Vero Beach. Water entered several homes in the Wood Lawn Mobile Home community as the rain overwhelmed the drainage pipes. Nearby, the Osceola Magnet School, located within a low-lying area, was inundated with water. Standing water also caused the temporary closure of several roads. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Vero Lake Estates | - | Nickel size hail fell in the Rio Mar area. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307579. 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.







