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Flagler County, Florida

54 topographic sheets cover 22 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Flagler County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 263 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 2 structures, 2 districts and 1 site.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 22 populated places in this county; 22 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

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
Bunnell City Hallbuilding2019100003406
Bunnell State Bank Building, Oldbuilding199292000824
Bunnell Water Towerstructure2019100003407
Cherokee Grovebuilding199797000379
Dixie Highway-Hastings, Espanola and Bunnell Roadstructure200505000311
Espanola Schoolhousebuilding2020100005382
Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Sitesite200404000142
Marine Studiosdistrict198686000831
St. Mary Catholic Churchbuilding2024100009785
Vocational Agriculture Buildingbuilding200707000058
Washington Oaks Historic Districtdistrict200909000400

The county from the air

36 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 780 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 36 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, 1950-10-12, scale 1:60000
1950-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-17, scale 1:23600
1952-03-17, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-17, scale 1:23600
1952-03-17, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-17, scale 1:23600
1952-03-17, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-17, scale 1:23600
1952-03-17, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-03, scale 1:20000
1969-07-03, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:60000
1950-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:60000
1950-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-12, scale 1:60000
1950-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-21, scale 1:18000
1957-11-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-21, scale 1:18000
1957-11-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-21, scale 1:18000
1957-11-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-21, scale 1:18000
1957-11-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-07, scale 1:18000
1958-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-07, scale 1:18000
1958-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-07, scale 1:18000
1958-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-07, scale 1:18000
1958-04-07, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-03, scale 1:20000
1969-07-03, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-03, scale 1:20000
1969-07-03, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-03, scale 1:20000
1969-07-03, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-27, scale 1:80000
1977-11-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-11, scale 1:12212
1982-05-11, scale 1:12212. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-11, scale 1:12212
1982-05-11, scale 1:12212. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-11, scale 1:12179
1982-05-11, scale 1:12179. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-11, scale 1:12179
1982-05-11, scale 1:12179. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

28 stations, 5 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

11 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.

  • 18-1Bunnell town - That part in Commissioner's District 1
  • 18-2Bunnell town - That part in Commissioner's District 4
  • 18-3Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside Bunnell town, excluding Naval Auxiliary Fighter Field
  • 18-4Naval Auxiliary Fighter Field (In Commissioner's District 1) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in Bunnell town)
  • 18-5Commissioner's District 2: Flagler Beach town
  • 18-6Marineland town
  • 18-7Commissioner's District 2 - That part outside Flagler Beach and Marineland towns, and excluding Flagler Beach, U.S. Coast Guard Station
  • 18-8Flagler Beach U.S. Coast Guard Station (In Commissioner's District 2)
  • 18-9Commissioner's District 3
  • 18-10Commissioner's District 4 - That part outside Bunnell town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Bunnell town)
  • 18-11Commissioner's District 5

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,585 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,585 of them, burning about 65,415 acres. 885 started naturally and 99 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural885
Missing data/not specified/undetermined193
Equipment and vehicle use172
Arson/incendiarism99
Railroad operations and maintenance71
Debris and open burning60
Misuse of fire by a minor51
Power generation/transmission/distribution24
Recreation and ceremony13
Other causes10
Fireworks4
Smoking3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 June 1998Natural26,900 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWARE FIRE
1 May 2007Arson/incendiarism6,575 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF AIRPORT ROAD
30 May 2011Natural5,136 acresFlorida Forest ServiceESPANOLA (18)
30 June 1998Debris and open burning4,000 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 June 1998Natural3,950 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 June 1998Natural3,800 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 June 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,167 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 March 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,118 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDURRANCE (18)

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

Storms, 1960 to 2026

60 of 759 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 759 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 11 injuries and about $8,655,700 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind295
Heavy Rain165
Hail117
Funnel Cloud49
Lightning41
Flood38
Tornado28
Flash Flood11
Waterspout7
Wildfire6
Rip Current2

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
August 1998Rip CurrentFlagler Beach1 killedLocation: Crescent Beach Boat Ramp
July 2009LightningFlagler Beach4 hurtLightning struck the construction crane on the Flagler Beach Pier. Four workers received a slight electric jolt.
July 1998WildfireBunnell2 hurt75,000 acres, 51 homes destroyed, 179 damaged. Twelve vehicles destroyed or damaged. Mandatory evacuation.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBeverly Beach1 hurt, $4,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. A mobile home was damaged.
July 2014LightningIndian Trails1 hurtA 19 year old male was struck by lightning sitting in a chair inside an outdoor tent about 2 miles WSW of Palm Coast. The victim has to be resuscitated and hospitalized due to injuries from the lightning strike at least 6 days after the strike.
August 2009LightningFlagler Beach1 hurtLightning struck a 12 year old male near the Flagler Beach Pier. He was struck unconcious and partially paralyzed. He was air-lifted to a trama center.
September 2001LightningBunnell1 hurtLightning damaged one home.
June 2005LightningBunnell1 hurtno account filed
December 2013Tornado (EF1)Espanola$5,000,000During the evening hours, between 655 pm and 710 pm EST on December 14, 2013, a tornado with maximum strength of EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down and crossed the northern sections of Palm Coast in Flagler County Florida. The tornado initially touched down north of Espanola on an intermittend track. The tornado then intensified to its maximum strength of 95 to 110 across the B section (Indian Trails and Pine Lakes neighborhoods) and western F sections of Palm Coast on a continuous path ranging in width from approximately 75 yards to a maximum of around 150 yards on Bannbury Lane. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast toward the coast with a path width of 25 to 50 yards across the eastern F section and Hammock area. ||The location of the initial touchdown was near 29.52 degrees north latitude and 81.31 degrees west longitude. The location of the final damage was near 29.61 degrees north latitude and 81.19 degrees west longitude. The total distance between the initial touchdown and final damage was approximately 9.5 miles with the longest continuous path approximately 1 mile in the B section of Palm Coast. ||Media reported 7 homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged when the tornado struck Palm Coast. Palm Coast city officials stated that 142 homes were partially damaged in the Indian Trails neighborhood and 22 homes had moderate damage. The damage was estimated at more than $5 million. No injuries were reported. The area was cluttered with downed trees and house debris. The tornado downed power lines, blew out windows, knocked down trees and power poles and ripped away roof shingles.
September 2001Flash FloodCountywide$1,900,000TS Gabrielle. NWS CO-OP observer network reported storm totals of 7.65 inches in Palm Coast. Numerous roads were closed.
March 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500,000Strong thunderstorm winds ripped off roofs and patios, uprooted trees and blew down power lines in Bunnell, Palm Coast, and Flagler Beach.
August 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 2003LightningBunnell$75,000Lightning strike destroyed a 1,200 square foot section of a decorative outer brick wall on the back edge of Buddy Taylor Middle School, near the gymnasium. Bricks fell on a school walkway.
August 2011LightningPalm Coast Town Center$50,000Lightning caused a house fire off of Edge Road Lane in Palm Coast. As of 0730 pm LST, the fire was still active. The cost of damage was estimated.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindBunnell$50,000Two barns destroyed. Farm tractor damaged.
July 2001LightningBunnell$35,000Damaged a house in Palm Coast.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindPalm Coast$30,000Thunderstorm downburst winds were first reported at 443 pm EDT in northeast Palm Coast when a 62 mph wind gust was measured. Pool screens were damaged and dime size hail was observed. At 444 pm, a tree was blown down onto a home along Richard Drive and reports of power lines blown down were received. By 445 pm, emergency management received reports of a roof blown off a mobile home on Starboard Drive, a tree on a home along Richland Lane, and multiple trees and electrical wires blown down in the Leigh Woods section of Palm Coast. No injuries were reported. The cost of total damage was estimated.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSt Johns Park$25,000Barn roof blown off.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBunnell$25,000Large trees were blown down. One mobile home destroyed.
December 1987Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1986Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1970Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2022LightningPine Lakes$20,000Palm coast fire department responded to a house fire that was caused by a lightning strike. The attic caught fire and fire department was able to put the fire out. Radar estimated time.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMarineland$20,000Marineland reported a large tent was destroyed and rooftop air conditioners were also damaged in the storm.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindPalm Coast$17,500Three houses were damaged by a small mircoburst in Palm Coast on Campbell Court. Winds were estimated between 45 and 55 mph. The cost of damage was estimated between 15 and 20 thousand dollars.
August 2013LightningRoy$15,000Lightning struck a home in north Jacksonville around 11 am EDT, which sparked an electrical fire inside the home. A trench was visible where the bolt traced the roots to an air-conditioning unit and into the homes electrical circuitry. The cost of damage was estimated at $15K.
June 2007LightningMantanzas$15,000A lightning strike caused major damage to a home in Seminole Woods, a subdivision in Palm Coast. A radio antenna and dish were destroyed. Some stucco was removed from the side of the home and numerous holes were noted in the roof. Most of the electronic equipment in the home was inoperable after the strike. The damage amount is an estimate.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindBunnell$15,000Roof damage in Palm Coast. 20,000 electric customers without service.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPalm Coast Parkway$10,000A tree fell on a home which caused roof damage near Fischer Lane and Flamingo Drive. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
August 2018LightningPine Lakes$10,000A fire was caused by a lightning strike on Palm Lakes Parkway in Palm Coast. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
September 2014Flash FloodDaytona North$10,000Training, slow moving showers and thunderstorms within a onshore flow caused flash flooding in the Palm Coast area of Flagler County. Rainfall started in the early afternoon, when a spotter in Palm Coast reported 3.56 of rainfall within 3 hours between 12-3 pm. By 3:55 pm, several vehicles and a school bus were stranded in water over the roadway in the western section of Palm Coast. By 4:15 pm, 4.41 inches of rainfall was measured within 3 hours on Bannerword Lane in Palm Coast. Later that evening around 9 pm, county officials reported the road was washed out at the intersection of Hickory and Walnut Streets to the intersection of Walnut and Fig Streets in Bunnell. Several roads in the W-Section of Palm Coast including Woodward Lane, Woodside Drive, Woodshire Land and the north end of Woodhaven Drive were closed due to flooded roads. At 10:35 pm, observation stations in west Palm Coast measured 5.83-5.88 of rainfall within 12 hours. At 10:48 pm, the county EM reported about 2 feet of standing water along portions of Florida Pack Drive in Palm Coast. About 6 structures had minor damage from flood waters. The cost of damage was unknown, and it was estimated for this event to be included in Storm Data.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindFlagler Beach$10,000Single large tree fell on house.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindBunnell$10,000Large trees were blown down. One structure damaged.
February 1998Flash FloodFlagler Beach$10,000A1A completely covered by water. Three other roads were under water.
December 1997Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindMarineland$6,000no account filed
September 1999Flash FloodCountywide$5,500Numerous streets and roads were flooded.
June 2015LightningPalm Coast Town Center$5,000A home was hit by lightning. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for this event to be included in Storm Data.
July 2013LightningFlagler Beach$5,000Lightning caused a house fire on South Central Ave in Flagler Beach. There were no injuries. The cost of damage was estimated for event inclusion in Storm Data.
August 2013LightningKorona$5,000A home at 17 Wilderness Way in the Bulow area was struck by lightning. It caused a hole in the roof. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBunnell$5,000A tree fell on a vehicle south of Bunnell due to strong thunderstorm winds. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
July 1999LightningCountywide$5,000Several brush fires.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFlager Beach$5,000Roof was blown off a mobile home in Flagler Beach and numerous trees and power lines down, mainly in the north and east parts of Flagler County.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindBeverly Beach$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew off a carport roof.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindBunnell$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindMantanzas$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1999Flash FloodBunnell$3,500Flooding in SR 100.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindPalm Coast$3,500no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindSt Johns Park$3,000Florida power and light reported fallen trees and damage to utility equipment on the south side of Daytona North. The time of damage was estimated by radar.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindPalm Coast$3,000Several trees were blown down between Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, however, EM reported overall minor damage. There was minor damage done to signs and a few buildings. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
March 2016LightningPalm Coast$3,000A transformer was struck by lightning in Palm Coast. Power outages occurred in the area. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFlagler Beach$3,000About 1600 customers were without power due to damage to power lines from thunderstorm winds. The cost of damage was estimated.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindBunnell$3,000Strong downburst winds caused structural damage and significant tree damage along Bacher Street in Bunnell. Large trees were blown down and damaged lanais, fencing and outdoor equipment. The cost of damage was estimated.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindBunnell$3,000A tree fell on a house and car along South Moore Steet, about 1 mile east of Bunnell. The cost of damage was estimated.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindFlagler Beach$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindCodys Corner$3,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees, power lines and several metal sheds in Codys Corner.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindSt Johns Park$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindEspanola$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBunnell$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Mines and quarries

6 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay3
Sand2
Limestone, General1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Flagler Co. Rd. and Bridge - I-95 PitLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Dot Deland - Itt MineSandUnknown
Self Trucking, Inc. - Bucksking MineSandUnknown
Robert's Ed Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Unnamed Clay ProspectClayOccurrence
Unnamed Clay ProspectClayOccurrence

Every populated place in the county

22

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.

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.