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Brevard County, Florida

134 topographic sheets cover 79 settlements here, and 41 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

41 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Brevard County within Florida
Explore by year 1885 1893

What the record shows

  • 1,082 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 41 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 29 buildings, 7 districts, 2 structures, 2 objects and 1 site.
  • 2 of the 41 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 79 populated places in this county; 79 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

41

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Aladdin Theaterbuilding199191001541
Barton Avenue Residential Districtdistrict199292001046
Cape Canaveral Air Force Stationdistrict198484003872
Central Instrumentation Facilitybuilding200099001635
City Point Community Churchbuilding199595000731
Cocoa Junior High Schoolbuilding2019100003581
Cocoa Post Officebuilding2019100003582
Community Chapel of Melbourne Beachbuilding199292000505
Crawlerwaystructure200099001641
J.R. Field Homesteadbuilding199797001121
Florida Power and Light Company Ice Plantbuilding198282001033
William H. Gleason Housebuilding199796001608
Green Gablesbuilding201616000269
Headquarters Buildingbuilding200099001644
Dr. George E. Hill Housebuilding199493000819
Hotel Mimsbuilding199595000913
Imperial Towers Apartmentsbuilding2023100006776
Jorgensen's General Storebuilding199999000711
La Grange Church and Cemeterybuilding199595001413
Launch Complex 39site197373000568
Launch Complex 39-Pad Adistrict200099001638
Launch Complex 39-Pad Bdistrict200099001639
Launch Control Centerbuilding200099001645
Melbourne Beach Pierstructure198484000829
Missile Crawler Transporter Facilitiesobject200099001643
Operations and Checkout Buildingbuilding200099001636
Porcher Housebuilding198686000023
Press Site-Clock and Flag Poleobject200099001637
Pritchard Housebuilding199089002167
Judge George Robbins Housebuilding199089002168
Rockledge Drive Residential Districtdistrict199292001045
James Wadsworth Rossetter Housebuilding200505000734
Spell Housebuilding199089002166
St. Gabriel's Episcopal Churchbuilding197272000302
St. Joseph's Catholic Churchbuilding198787000816
St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Oldbuilding199090000848
Titusville Commercial Districtdistrict199089002164
Valencia Subdivision Residential Districtdistrict199292001047
Vehicle Assembly Building-High Bay and Low Baybuilding200099001642
Wager Housebuilding199089002165
Marion S. Whaley Citrus Packing Housebuilding199393000286

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1893 - Map of Brevard County, Florida
Land ownership map (1893) - Map of Brevard County, Florida. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1885 - Map of Brevard County, Florida
Land ownership map (1885) - Map of Brevard County, Florida. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

18 of 43 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 43 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Picking oranges, Rockledge Florida, U.S.A., Boston Public Library - undated
Picking oranges, Rockledge Florida, U.S.A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 252, Melbourne Regional Airport, Melbourne, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 252, Melbourne Regional Airport, Melbourne, Florida. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mrs. Annie Watt Guest House, Boston Public Library - undated
Mrs. Annie Watt Guest House. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Moss covered drive on Merritt Island, opposite Cocoa, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Moss covered drive on Merritt Island, opposite Cocoa, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Night blooming cereus, at Cocoa, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Night blooming cereus, at Cocoa, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Parkett Drive-Inn Steak House, Boston Public Library - undated
Parkett Drive-Inn Steak House. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The turnstile in the hammack, Rockledge, Florida, U.S.A., Boston Public Library - undated
The turnstile in the hammack, Rockledge, Florida, U.S.A.. Barker, George, 1844-1894, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Oranges fresh from grove, stop and look us over, situated half way between Jax and Miami, on Dixie Hyway No. 1- 2 mi. north of Cocoa, Boston Public Library - undated
Oranges fresh from grove, stop and look us over, situated half way between Jax and Miami, on Dixie Hyway No. 1- 2 mi. north of Cocoa. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Indian River Drive, Cocoa-Rockledge, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Indian River Drive, Cocoa-Rockledge, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Brevard Hotel, Cocoa, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Brevard Hotel, Cocoa, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sunrise over Indian River, at Cocoa, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Sunrise over Indian River, at Cocoa, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Docks along the Indian River, at Cocoa, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Docks along the Indian River, at Cocoa, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bridge over Indian River at Eau Gallie, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bridge over Indian River at Eau Gallie, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
St. Marks Episcopal Church, Cocoa, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
St. Marks Episcopal Church, Cocoa, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View along the beautiful Indian River, Cocoa-Rockledge, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
View along the beautiful Indian River, Cocoa-Rockledge, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Post office, Cocoa, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Post office, Cocoa, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Spray beach apartments, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Spray beach apartments, Cocoa Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Barton Avenue, Rockledge, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Barton Avenue, Rockledge, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

44 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 979 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122185
1969-10-13, scale 1:122185. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122185
1969-10-13, scale 1:122185. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:124664
1970-03-24, scale 1:124664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:124664
1970-03-24, scale 1:124664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:124664
1970-03-24, scale 1:124664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:9980
1971-07-25, scale 1:9980. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:9980
1971-07-25, scale 1:9980. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:9980
1971-07-25, scale 1:9980. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-07-25, scale 1:9980
1971-07-25, scale 1:9980. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-18, scale 1:80000
1976-01-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-18, scale 1:80000
1976-01-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-18, scale 1:80000
1976-01-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-18, scale 1:80000
1976-01-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15581
1983-01-16, scale 1:15581. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15581
1983-01-16, scale 1:15581. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15581
1983-01-16, scale 1:15581. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15581
1983-01-16, scale 1:15581. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:65000
1989-04-02, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-27, scale 1:60000
1949-11-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-06, scale 1:60000
1950-04-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122185
1969-10-13, scale 1:122185. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:124748
1969-10-13, scale 1:124748. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-24, scale 1:124664
1970-03-24, scale 1:124664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-03, scale 1:80000
1977-12-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-03, scale 1:80000
1977-12-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-03, scale 1:80000
1977-12-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-12-03, scale 1:80000
1977-12-03, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:65000
1989-04-02, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:65000
1989-04-02, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-02, scale 1:65000
1989-04-02, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1991-04-03, scale 1:33000
1991-04-03, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1991-04-03, scale 1:33000
1991-04-03, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1991-04-03, scale 1:33000
1991-04-03, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1991-04-03, scale 1:33000
1991-04-03, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-19, scale 1:12000
2012-05-19, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-19, scale 1:12000
2012-05-19, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-19, scale 1:12000
2012-05-19, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-19, scale 1:12000
2012-05-19, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

109 stations, 27 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

37 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 5-1Commissioner's District 1 - Titusville city - That part excluding U.S. Naval Air Station, Boat Facilities Bounded by City limits; City limits Garden, Desoto; Main; City limits
  • 5-2U. S. Naval Air Station, Banana River, Florida, Boat Facilities (In Titusville city)
  • 5-3Titusville city - That part Bounded by Main; Desoto; City limits; City limits
  • 5-4Titusville city - That part Bounded by Garden; City limits; Indian River Ave.; Desoto
  • 5-5Titusville city - That part Bounded by Indian River Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 5-6Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside Titusville city, excluding U.S. Naval Air Station Auxiliary Fighter Field
  • 5-7U.S. Naval Air Station Auxiliary Fighter Field (In Commissioner's District 1)
  • 5-8Commissioner's District 2: Cocoa Beach town
  • 5-9Commissioner's District 2 - That part north of State Hwy. 520, and excluding Chester Shoal U.S. Coast Guard Station
  • 5-10Chester Shoal U.S. Coast Guard Station (In Commissioner's District 2)
  • 5-11Commissioner's District 2 - That part south of State Hwy. 520. outside Cocoa Beach town, and excluding U.S. Naval Air Station
  • 5-12U.S. Naval Air Station (In Commissioner's District 2)
  • 5-13Melbourne city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 north of New Haven Ave., excluding Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Base (PT)
  • 5-14Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Base - That part in Commissioner's District 3 (Remainder of Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Bage is in Commissioner's District 4)
  • 5-15Melbourne city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 south of New Haven Ave. and west of Babcock
  • 5-16Melbourne city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 south of New Haven Ave. and east of Babcock
  • 5-17Melbourne city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 excluding Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Base (PT.)
  • 5-18Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Base - That part in Commissioner's District 4 (Remainder of Melbourne Aviation Operational Training Base is in Commissioner's District 3)
  • 5-19Commissioner's District 3: Melbourne Beach town
  • 5-20ACommissioner's District 3 - That part east of Indian River, outside Melbourne Beach town
  • 5-20CCommissioner's District 3 - That part east of the range line between Ranges 36 and 37 East, west of Indian River and south of offset line 205 mile north of east-west road mile south of Grant
  • 5-20BCommissioner's District 3 - That part east of the range line between Ranges 36 and 37 East, Townships 27, 28 and 29 South, west of Indian River and north of offset line amile north of east-west Rd. m mile south of Grant, excluding Valkaria Satellite Field
  • 5-21Valkaria Satellite Field (In Commissioner's District 3)
  • 5-22Commissioner's District 3 - That part west of the range line between Ranges 36 and 37 East, Townships 27, 28, 29 and 30 South, and excluding U.S.Naval Air Station-Malabar Satellite Field
  • 5-23Malabar Satellite Field (In Commissioner's District 3) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 is in Melbourne city)
  • 5-24Commissioner's District 4 - Cocoa city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Sunrise; Florida East Coast Railway, City limits
  • 5-25Cocoa city - That part Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway, Taft Ave., Florida East Coast Railway, King, Avocado; City limits; City limits
  • 5-26Cocoa city - That part Bounded by Sunrise; City limits; King; Florida East Coast Railway, Taft Ave., Florida East Coast Railway
  • 5-27Cocoa city - That part Bounded by King; City limits; City limits; Avocado
  • 5-28Eau Gallie city
  • 5-29Rockledge city - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 1, excluding New Indian River Hotel
  • 5-30New Indian River Hotel (In Rockledge city)
  • 5-31Rockledge city - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 1
  • 5-32Commissioner's District 4 - That part outside Cocoa, Eau Gallie and Rockledge cities, and excluding U.S. Naval Air Station
  • 5-33U.S. Naval Air Station (In Commissioner's District 4) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Melbourne city
  • 5-34Commissioner's District 5 - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 1
  • 5-35Commissioner's District 5 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 1

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,241 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,241 of them, burning about 213,455 acres. 822 started naturally and 303 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural822
Equipment and vehicle use345
Arson/incendiarism303
Missing data/not specified/undetermined299
Railroad operations and maintenance143
Misuse of fire by a minor100
Debris and open burning86
Recreation and ceremony84
Power generation/transmission/distribution28
Smoking18
Fireworks8
Other causes5

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 February 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined17,000 acresMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeIRONHORSE COMMAND
26 December 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined13,000 acresFlorida Forest Service3 FORKS (5)
15 February 2017Arson/incendiarism12,564 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHREE FORKS #8 (5)
26 June 2017Natural9,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTUCKER (5)
12 May 2008Arson/incendiarism6,981 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSAN FILIPPO
8 July 2017Natural6,263 acresMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeRIVERS EDGE
21 April 2006Arson/incendiarism5,304 acresSt. Johns National Wildlife RefugeEUREKA PALM
29 April 2014Natural4,808 acresMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeBAPA

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 956 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 956 reports for this county, causing 15 deaths, 263 injuries and about $408,910,680 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind419
Hail236
Tornado139
Funnel Cloud63
Lightning37
Flash Flood21
Heavy Rain21
Flood12
Waterspout5
Rip Current2
Wildfire1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMerritt Is2 killedEmergency manager reported that a crane collapsed at the new Cape Canaveral hospital construction site at Borman Drive and SR-520, leading to two fatalities. Outflow winds from a thunderstorm of up to 39 to 48 knots were observed near the site around the time.
September 2022LightningScottsmoor2 killedThe Orlando Fire Department and local news media reported that a crew boat with five boys was struck or nearly struck by lightning, causing the boat to capsize, at around 1615LST. Four of the boys made it to shore, where one was sent to the hospital. The fifth boy was missing for a time and was later found deceased. The hospitalized boy was in critical condition and was declared brain dead. He was taken off of life support a few days later.
November 1994Tornado (F2)Vrb1 killed, 40 hurt, $50,000,000A waterspout-F2 tornado, on the outer fringes of tropical storm Gordon, struck the Barefoot Bay area of southern Brevard County around 6:53 PM. A 74-year-old male was killed by trauma to the head, and about 40 people were injured. Six people were hospitalized, two in serious condition. The waterspout made landfall just south of the entrance to Barefoot Bay on US Highway 1. The tornado moved northwest through the Snug Harbor/Barefoot Bay mobile home community. About 62 mobile homes were destroyed, 46 received major damage and 181 had minor damage. The tornado exited the community and continued on the ground or in the treetops for about a mile. Total path length was about 2.5 miles with a width between 25 and 50 yards. At the end of the track a funnel cloud was reported by a truck operator on Interstate 95 in southern Brevard County. Property damage is estimated near $10 million. (M74M)
July 2009LightningMelbourne Beach1 killed, 2 hurtA lightning strike directly hit and killed a man on Melbourne Beach. The lightning strike also injured the man's wife and son, who were transported to a local hospital and admitted in 'good condition' with only minor burns.
July 2004LightningGrant1 killed, 2 hurtA woman taking shelter from thunderstorm rain under a tree on a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon was killed by lightning. Her 10 year old son and a 21 year old woman were seriously injured by the strike.
April 2023Lightning(Cof)Patrick Afb1 killed, 1 hurtBroadcast media reported a 39 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while boating on the Indian River near US-1 and the Pineda Causeway. Another person on board was injured and taken to the hospital. Time estimated.
July 2017Lightning(Cof)Patrick Afb1 killed, 1 hurtBroadcast media reported that a group of three men were visiting the SPRA park in Satellite Beach when lighting struck two of the men. An off-duty life guard and another bystander gave CPR to one of the victims who was unconscious until Fire Rescue arrived, then both men were transported to a local hospital. One victim, a 35-year-old man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later died due to his injuries. The second man was only stunned by the lighting strike and had non-life threatening injuries.
June 2005Rip CurrentIndialantic1 killedA 53 year old woman drowned in a rip current while trying to rescue a small child.
November 2004Rip CurrentPatrick Afb1 killedA 19 year old man drowned in a rip current at a Patrick Air Force Base beach. He was standing on the sand bar when he was swept off his feet and carried into deeper water.
September 2004Flash FloodSouth Portion1 killedAs the center of Hurricane Jeanne move on shore to the south of Brevard County continuous heavy tropical rain fell across central and southern Brevard County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8 inches flooded streets and roads over Palm Bay and surrounding areas. A Palm Bay man drowned when he drove his truck into a flooded ditch on the side of a road.
July 2000LightningPalm Bay1 killedA 62 year old man was struck by lightning on a golf course in Palm Bay. He died of his lightning injuries on 08/01/00.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindMelbourne1 killedStrong thunderstorm gusts blew an elderly man off a sailboat. The man drowned. (M86O)
July 1996LightningTitusville1 killedno account filed
July 1998WildfireCountywide52 hurt, $200,000,000no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindCape Kennedy Rgnl26 hurt, $100,000Severe thunderstorm winds swept across the Cape Kennedy Space Center producing a wind gust to 58 knots and widespread wind damage. Twenty six people were injured by flying glass when winds blew out windows on three tour busses. Numerous other cars in the areas had damaged windows. Power lines and trees were blown down. Elsewhere at Cape Kennedy roofs, scaffolding, golf carts, out buildings, garage bay doors, antennas and cars were also damaged.
June 1972Tornado (F3)not stated23 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1996Tornado (F1)Merritt Is18 hurt, $500,000no account filed
October 1964Tornado (F2)not stated17 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F2)not stated11 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1970Tornado (F3)not stated7 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
July 1979Tornado (F2)not stated6 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated6 hurtno account filed
October 1986Tornado (F1)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCape Canaveral3 hurt, $50,000Photos and information provided by Brevard County Emergency Management and local media helped confirm that a thunderstorm produced a microburst which impacted a portion of the Cocoa Beach Pier. The wood and metal awning-like roof of a outdoor bar/restaurant along the pier was peeled back and dislodged. The roofing material was blown north onto the roof of an adjacent, indoor restaurant, damaging air conditioning units. Three people experienced minor cuts from flying debris and were treated at the scene. Based on the damage photos, winds were estimated near 65 mph.
June 2022LightningIndianola3 hurtLocal broadcast media reported that three teenage girls, aged 15, 14, and 12, were struck by lightning as they were walking outdoors near the 1400th block of Via Salerno Court on Merritt Island. Neighbors noticed the three teens on the ground after the lightning strike and called 911. One teen was knocked down by the strike, but was otherwise unharmed. One of the teens was unresponsive, and the unharmed teen administered CPR until first responders arrived. One injured teen was taken to Cape Canaveral Hospital and later released, while the other teen who suffered significant injuries was air lifted to and hospitalized at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindCocoa Beach3 hurtA gustnado formed along an outflow boundary ahead of a weakening line of thunderstorms approaching the coast. The gustnado developed on Cocoa Beach, adjacent to the Coconuts on the Beach restaurant. The circulation lifted dozens of beach umbrellas and other objects at least 100 feet into the sky. Although the event only lasted about 30 seconds, the beach was highly populated and debris struck several people, resulting in injuries. Although most injuries were minor, a 15-year old boy suffered a head injury after being struck by a flying canopy, and was transported by ambulance to an area hospital.
February 1998Tornado (F0)Cape Canavral Misl S2 hurt, $500,000A small tornado touched down briefly at the Titan launch Complex at Cape Canaveral AFS. The tornado damaged a trailer and blew down large metel doors off a missle hanger. Two people in the hanger were injured.
August 2008Tornado (EF1)Micco2 hurt, $420,000An EF1 tornado embedded in a rain band from Tropical Storm Fay moved onshore and struck the manufactured home community of Barefoot Bay. The tornado destroyed 9 mobile homes and damaged 59. The tornado blew the roof off and collapsed the exterior walls of the most severely damaged mobile home. Dozens of lightweight out buildings, awnings and car ports were damaged. Two minor injuries were reported.
August 2002LightningMelbourne2 hurtTwo men working on a commercial airline baggage crew were injured when lightning struck the tail section of a jet liner. The men were on the ground under the aircraft when they were struck. They were both hospitalized briefly.
September 1998Tornado (F1)Port Canaveral1 hurt, $6,000,000An F1 tornado touched down at Port Canaveral damaging the roofs on eight condominiums, a mobile home, a fire station and four businesses. One automobile, a tractor trailer, and a boat on a trailer were overturned. Fourteen vehicles were damaged.
January 2010Tornado (EF0)Bonaventure1 hurt, $1,000,000An EF0 tornado touched down just east of Interstate 95 in the town of Viera in central Brevard County and remained on the ground for over 7 miles, then exited into the Atlantic. The tornado moved from the mainland, across the Indian River, to Merritt Island, then across the Banana River to the beach-side barrier island between Patrick Air Force Base and Cocoa Beach, then exited into the Atlantic. One hundred and forty three homes sustained minor damage in Viera, mainly damaged/destroyed screen pool enclosures, damage to soffits, gutters and some shingles. Minor damage to six homes occurred on Merritt Island and four apartment units and several vehicles in Cocoa Beach. Numerous trees were toppled or snapped along the entire swath of damage. One person was slightly injured in Viera due to flying debris/glass. EF assessment: DI2, DOD2, LB-EXP.
January 2010Tornado (EF0)Bonaventure1 hurt, $1,000,000An EF0 tornado touched down just east of Interstate 95 in the town of Viera in central Brevard County and remained on the ground for over 7 miles, then exited into the Atlantic. The tornado moved from the mainland, across the Indian River, to Merritt Island, then across the Banana River to the beach-side barrier island between Patrick Air Force Base and Cocoa Beach, then exited into the Atlantic. One hundred and forty three homes sustained minor damage in Viera, mainly damaged/destroyed screen pool enclosures, damage to soffits, gutters and some shingles. Minor damage to six homes occurred on Merritt Island and four apartment units and several vehicles in Cocoa Beach. Numerous trees were toppled or snapped along the entire swath of damage. One person was slightly injured in Viera due to flying debris/glass. EF assessment: DI2, DOD2, LB-EXP.
February 2005Tornado (F1)Palm Bay1 hurt, $600,000An F1 tornado touched down in the western part of Palm Bay blowing down trees and damaging 20 homes. Four houses received major damage. A partially constructed block house was demolished. One person was injured.
March 1972Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 2001Tornado (F0)Rockledge1 hurt, $75,000An F0 tornado touched down a few hundred feet west of the shore of the Intracoastal Waterway between Rockledge and Palm Shores. The tornado moved west producing damage to a condominium complex. Twenty five units received slight roof damage. Street signs and small trees were blown down. A back porch enclosure and a pool enclosure were destroyed. The tornado moved west over Highway US 1 near Viera Boulevard as it lifted. A small sedan was overturned injuring a woman.
August 1995Tornado (F1)Titusville1 hurt, $60,000Rain showers from Tropical Storm Erin produced a small tornado in Titusville, knocking out power lines and motel signs. It blew large windows out of three buildings injuring one person with flying glass. It damaged the roof of a Sears store and a McDonalds restaurant and blew windows out of parked cars.
June 1995TornadoCocoa Beach1 hurt, $40,000A small tornado moving in from the Atlantic clipped the top of a beach front condominium damaging a large section of the roof. One person suffered minor injuries.
July 1989Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1975Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 1968Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 1968Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 1964Tornadonot stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1959Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2024LightningPort Canaveral1 hurtA 57 year old man was injured and transported to the hospital when his boat was struck by lightning 2 miles off of the coast of Cape Canaveral.
July 2021LightningMelbourne Beach1 hurtA man was struck by lightning while fishing on the beach at Spessard Holland South Beach Park in Melbourne Beach. The man was taken to a local hospital with injuries. The associated isolated thunderstorm moved from the mainland across the barrier island to the Atlantic while producing occasional cloud to ground lightning strikes.
July 2020LightningValkaria Arpt1 hurtA landscaper who was working on a yard in Palm Bay was struck by lightning and knocked to the ground. A motorist passing by witnessed the strike, called 911 and performed CPR on the victim until emergency officials arrived. The man was taken to a hospital and was improving later in the day.
June 2018LightningBonaventure1 hurtPer reports relayed by local broadcast media: according to the Brevard County Sheriffs Office, one person was struck by lightning on Murrell Road in Viera. The victim was transported to a local hospital.
September 2016Lightning(Mlb)Wfo Melbourne A1 hurtA firefighter, in the drivers seat of a fire engine, pulled up to a security gate when he attempted to use a key to return to the station bay. A bolt of lightning struck the fence, hitting the firefighter as he held a key to open the gate. He experienced ringing in the ears, but remained conscious. He was transported to a local hospital for a complete check-up and was released.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindLake Poinsett1 hurtVery strong west winds, estimated at 60-75 mph, damaged numerous modular homes in the Maplewood Village Mobile Home Park in West Cocoa. Many awnings destroyed, sheet metal damaged, and one home experienced an exterior roof collapse. One woman was injured while returning to her home after retrieving her dog. She sustained a broken hip when a tree fell on her Florida room as she entered.
June 2012LightningCocoa Beach1 hurtA man was struck by lightning during an isolated storm in Cocoa Beach. He was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for his injuries. Officials stated the man will be okay.
June 2012LightningScottsmoor1 hurtLightning struck two trees at the Crane Lakes Golf Course in Port Orange. A 55 year old woman who was standing nearby was indirectly struck and taken to a nearby medical center where she was admitted in serious condition.
August 2012LightningFrontenac1 hurtA local media outlet relayed a report of a woman being struck by lightning on Arborwood Avenue in Port St. John. She was taken to a nearby hospital and reported to be in stable condition.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindValkaria Arpt1 hurtPolice and SKYWARN reports, along with radar data, indicate that a cluster of slow eastward moving thunderstorms produced strong downburst winds which resulted in some minor damage in Palm Bay. An aluminum carport was blown across the road near the intersection of Fears Road SE and San Fillippo Drive. Nearby, signs were blow over at a construction site, resulting in minor injuries to one individual near the intersection of Cogan Drive SE and Toluca Street.
June 2005LightningPalm Bay1 hurtA Palm Bay man was struck and seriously injured by lightning while repairing roof damage from last year's hurricanes.
July 2003LightningPalm Bay1 hurtA Palm Bay man was struck and injured by lightning while cutting his grass.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindPort Canaveral1 hurtA man was injured by flying debris while taking down tents and tables at a picnic site. A Coast Guard official estimated thunderstorm winds over 50 mph.
June 2000LightningTitusville1 hurtA 41 year old man was struck and seriously injured by lightning while on a construction site in Titusville.
August 1998LightningMicco1 hurtLightning struck a picnic pavilion under which thirteen people took shelter. One person was injured.
August 1998LightningMerritt Is1 hurtAn 18 year old man was struck and injured by lightning while walking over the Barge Canal Bridge in Merritt Island.
July 1997LightningMicco1 hurtA woman was struck and injured by lightning while running under an umbrella from her car to her house.

Mines and quarries

19 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 19 workings inside this county. 9 still produce and 10 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken5
Sand5
Clay5
Limestone, General2
Titanium-Heavy Minerals1
Phosphorus-Phosphates1
Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Deseret RanchPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, UraniumProspect1975
Melbourne-Palm Bay PlacerTitanium-Heavy MineralsProducerStaurolite, Kyanite, Zircon, Rutile, Leucoxene, Ilmenite
Blackhawk MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Brevard Road Materials, Inc.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
East Coast Aggregates, Inc. - Eca #1 MineClayUnknown
Fredrick Renaud Co. - Renaud PitSandProducer
Judith Baker - Baker MineSandUnknownSand
Kings Park PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kirschenbaum Co. - Ti-Co PitSandProducer
Pence Materials - Sanderson MineSandUnknown
Pluckeybaum PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rifle Range PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rockledge MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sumterville Lime Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Villasol Realty Co. - Villasol PitSandProducer
W W G Asphalt Company, Inc. - ArabethClayProducer
W W G Asphalt Company, Inc. - Aredurable MiningClayProducer
Wwg Asphalt Company, Inc. - Arabeth MineClayUnknown
Wwg Asphalt Company, Inc. - Aredurable Mining MineClayUnknown

Every populated place in the county

79

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Brevard County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.