Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1952.
“Christ Church (Episcopal) is an historic Carpenter Gothic church in Fort Meade, Florida. On May 6, 1976, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Christ Church (Episcopal), Fort Meade, Florida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 36 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Christ Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,366 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 CLARK FIRE |
| 1 September 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 640 CLARK CMD |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 BLUE DRUM |
| 30 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 1999 | Natural | 375 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 PEEPLES ROAD 1 |
| 8 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO FAWNS (53) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Christ Church: 5 plants, 4 producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Meade Mine - Cargill | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Magnesite, Iron, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1967 | |
| Fort Meade Mine - Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Water, Free | Plant | 1966 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Fort Meade Mine Mobil | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Aluminum, Magnesite, Iron | Producer | 1967 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite | Producer | 1920, 1968 | |
| Rockland Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium | Plant | 1920, 1968 | |
| Watson | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron | Prospect | 1983 | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Producer | Collophane | |
| Watson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Plant | 1906, 1936 | |
| Bartow Cargill | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Meade, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Fort Meade | $5,000 | The sheriff's office reported trees uprooted near US 98 and Pool Branch Road but no structures were affected. The only damage indicator is hardwood trees uprooted. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Meade | $5,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported a few trees and power lines down throughout Fort Meade. No homes were damaged. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Meade | $3,000 | A large tree was downed in north Fort Meade, and numerous large tree branches were downed along Highway 17. Minor street flooding was also reported within the Fort Meade city limits. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Meade | $2,000 | A few large trees were snapped, along with numerous branches broken off and several powerlines downed in Fort Meade. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Meade | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous powerines down. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Fort Meade | - | Florida Division of Emergency Management reported hail the size of quarters in Fort Meade at 4:50PM. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Meade | - | County emergency management reported multiple power lines and power poles down near Fort Meade. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Fort Meade | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported on Broadway Street. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fort Meade Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
 | W. Henry Lewis House | 0.4 miles | 2012 |
 | Homeland School | 5.0 miles | 2007 |
| Surveyor's Lake Schoolhouse | 7.4 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000605 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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