Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“The Miakka School House is a historic school located in Old Miakka, Florida. It is located at the junction of Miakka and Wilson Roads.”
Wikipedia article Miakka School House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 103 National Register listings published here for Sarasota County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 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 76 fires within 5 miles of Miakka School House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 783 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 3 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MIDWAY RD. (58) |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MURPHY RD (58) |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MYAKKA STA 2 (41) |
| 29 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | MIDWAY RD (58) |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001458 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sarasota County | All 103 listed properties in this county. |
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