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Martin County, Florida

78 topographic sheets cover 32 settlements here, and 14 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

14 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Martin County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 515 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 14 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 2 sites, 1 structure and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 14 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 32 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

14

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
Burn Brae Plantation-Krueger Housebuilding200202000002
Cypress Lodgebuilding200808001040
Gate Housebuilding200101001246
Georges Valentine Shipwreck Sitesite200606000619
Golden Gate Buildingbuilding2017100001736
House of Refuge at Gilbert's Barbuilding197474000651
Lyric Theatrebuilding199393001204
Martin County Court House, Oldbuilding199797001329
Mount Elizabeth Archeological Sitesite200202001011
Olympia Schoolbuilding200202001534
Seminole Innbuilding200606000442
Stuart Welcome Archstructure200404000971
Trapper Nelson Zoo Historic Districtdistrict200606000918
Tuckahoebuilding200505001339

Photographs from libraries nationwide

6 of 10 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 10 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.

The Lighthouse Restaurant, Stuart, Florida, in the heart of sailfishing waters, Boston Public Library - undated
The Lighthouse Restaurant, Stuart, Florida, in the heart of sailfishing waters. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Blue Goose Court on U.S. #1, Stuart, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Blue Goose Court on U.S. #1, Stuart, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Stuart, Florida, sailfish center of the world, Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Stuart, Florida, sailfish center of the world. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Langford's Outrigger Restaurant and Marina, Jensen Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Langford's Outrigger Restaurant and Marina, Jensen Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Langford's Outrigger Restaurant and Marina, Jensen Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Langford's Outrigger Restaurant and Marina, Jensen Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Parkotel Court on U.S. #1, Stuart, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Parkotel Court on U.S. #1, Stuart, 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 826 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, 1952-12-11, scale 1:23600
1952-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:23600
1952-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:23600
1952-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-11, scale 1:23600
1952-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-19, scale 1:24000
1967-11-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-02, scale 1:24000
1968-01-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-02, scale 1:24000
1968-01-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-02, scale 1:24000
1968-01-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-01-02, scale 1:24000
1968-01-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122501
1969-10-13, scale 1:122501. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122501
1969-10-13, scale 1:122501. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:123965
1969-10-13, scale 1:123965. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-15, scale 1:119643
1971-02-15, scale 1:119643. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-12, scale 1:76000
1972-12-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:76000
1973-02-04, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-19, scale 1:24000
1967-11-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-19, scale 1:24000
1967-11-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-11-19, scale 1:24000
1967-11-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-13, scale 1:122721
1969-10-13, scale 1:122721. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:59600
1970-02-04, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:59600
1970-02-04, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:59600
1970-02-04, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-04, scale 1:59600
1970-02-04, scale 1:59600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-15, scale 1:121680
1971-02-15, scale 1:121680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-15, scale 1:120894
1971-02-15, scale 1:120894. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-15, scale 1:120731
1971-02-15, scale 1:120731. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-27, scale 1:80000
1979-02-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-02-27, scale 1:80000
1979-02-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-07, scale 1:80000
1980-02-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-07, scale 1:80000
1980-02-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-07, scale 1:80000
1980-02-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-02-07, scale 1:80000
1980-02-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15683
1983-01-16, scale 1:15683. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15683
1983-01-16, scale 1:15683. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15331
1983-01-16, scale 1:15331. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15331
1983-01-16, scale 1:15331. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

35 stations, 7 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

12 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.

  • 43-1Stuart city, comprising parts of Commissioner's Districts 1, 2 and 4: Stuart city - That part in Commissioners District 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Commissioner's District line; City limits
  • 43-2Stuart city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; City limits; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway, Coconut, Tarpon Ave., East 7th, North Kansas, St. Lucie River
  • 43-3Stuart city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; St. Lucie River, North Kansas, East 7th, Tarpon Ave. Coconut, Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; Commissioner's District line
  • 43-4Stuart city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; City limits; City limits
  • 43-5Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside Stuart city (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in Stuart city)
  • 43-6Commissioner's District 2, outside Stuart city: Commissioner's District 2 - That part outside Stuart city, excluding Key Club Sunrise Inn and U.S. Naval Satellite Field (part)
  • 43-7Key Club Sunrise Inn (In Commissioner's District 2)
  • 43-8U.S. Naval Satellite Field - That part in Commissioner's District 2 (Remainder of U.S. Naval Satellite Field is in Commissioner's District 4) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 2 is in Stuart city)
  • 43-9Commissioner's District 3
  • 43-10Commissioner's District 4, outside Stuart city: Commissioner's District 4 - That part excluding U.S. Naval Satellite Field (part)
  • 43-11U.S. Naval Satellite Field - That part in Commissioner's District 4 (Remainder of U.S. Naval Satellite Field is in Commissioner's District 2) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Stuart city)
  • 43-12Commissioner's District 5

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

954 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 954 of them, burning about 25,844 acres. 424 started naturally and 52 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural424
Missing data/not specified/undetermined111
Debris and open burning79
Misuse of fire by a minor65
Equipment and vehicle use64
Railroad operations and maintenance54
Arson/incendiarism52
Recreation and ceremony43
Power generation/transmission/distribution38
Smoking17
Fireworks6
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 May 2011Natural1,047 acresFlorida Forest ServiceATLANTIC (43)
13 May 2002Recreation and ceremony1,011 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCLEMENTSVILLE COMMAND
17 February 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,005 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 April 2011Natural847 acresFlorida Forest Service(MA) U-PICK (336)
28 May 2000Natural800 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGREEN SWAMP GROVE
10 May 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined725 acresFlorida Forest Service(MA) INDIAN TRAIL (453)
2 June 2001Natural600 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 June 2000Natural600 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

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

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 221 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 221 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 16 injuries and about $21,075,480 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail64
Thunderstorm Wind63
Tornado42
Funnel Cloud16
Lightning10
Flash Flood8
Flood8
Heavy Rain7
Waterspout2
Dust Devil1

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
May 2017LightningJensen Beach1 killedA weak developing thunderstorm over the nearshore waters off Martin County moved westward over Jensen Beach during the late afternoon. A 47-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when he was struck by lightning while working on a pool and club house at Ocean Breeze Park. Other co-workers on the site performed CPR until first responders arrived. The injured man was then transported to a local hospital in critical condition, and later to a regional medical center in West Palm Beach. The man died from the lightning injuries over a month later.
March 2016LightningJupiter Is1 killedA 41-year old man was struck by lightning in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, south of Hobe Sound. The man was playing catch with his son in a grassy field when he was struck by lightning on the top of his head. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition and died on April 4.
February 1995Thunderstorm WindPort Salerno1 killedA man drowned after being washed overboard by a large wave generated by thunderstorm winds. GEORGIA
July 2017LightningPalm City3 hurtA lightning strike associated with a mid day thunderstorm struck a tree in Phipps Park. The strike injured three people who were nearby. Two of the three people were hospitalized. While the extent of their injuries were unknown, all of them were conscious when paramedics arrived.
June 2020LightningJupiter Is2 hurtMartin County Fire Rescue and local broadcast media reported that two men were struck by lightning while fishing at Hobe Sound Beach. The lightning strike occurred at approximately 1530 LST, 200 yards north of a lifeguard tower. First responders arrived to find the two men injured and both were transported to local hospitals in critical conditions.
September 2015LightningHobe Sound2 hurtA thunderstorm with infrequent lightning produced a strike which hit a construction crane and injured two nearby workers. The two men were transported to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
February 2010HailLighthouse Pt2 hurtPing pong to golf ball sized hail occurred in association with a fast moving severe thunderstorms. Reports indicated that the hail fell as chunks. Two golfers at the Palm Cove Golf Course were struck and injured by the large hail. Both golfers sustained minor head lacerations, were treated at the scene, then transported and released from an area hospital. Report relayed by Martin County Emergency Management and Martin County Fire Rescue.
October 2024Tornado (EF1)Salerno1 hurt, $2,000,000A tornado, embedded within one of Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands, touched down just south of US-1 where a camper home was tossed and its occupant was injured. The circulation moved across SE Federal Highway where it impacted portions of the Colonial Heights subdivision. Here, several mobile homes experienced significant damage to roofs and carports. A few experienced major damage when they were moved off their foundation. ||A continuous damage path was noted north into the New Monrovia subdivision, where numerous homes experienced moderate to major damage, and several manufactured homes experienced complete roof loss. The Murray Middle School also experienced roof and vegetative damage. Damage continued northward into Rocky Point, a large subdivision along the St. Lucie River. Several homes within the western half of the community experienced minor to moderate damage to roofs, soffits, and carports; however, a home on SE Dennis Way experienced total roof loss. ||The circulation then moved into the St. Lucie River and Intracoastal where it became a waterspout. Video from a resident along the Intracoastal indicates the waterspout dissipated before approaching the Jensen Beach Causeway.
February 1983Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1974Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1973Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
August 2019LightningJensen Beach1 hurtLocal broadcast media reported that a lifeguard at Jensen Beach received non-life threatening injuries after lightning struck nearby. The lifeguard was transported to a local hospital and later released.
July 1997LightningSalerno1 hurtA 70 year old man was admitted to a local hospital after being struck and injured by lightning.
August 1997LightningStuart1 hurtLightning struck a boater near Stuart in the Indian River Lagoon. He was knocked unconscious and fell into the water. He was pulled back on the boat and revived by his wife.
October 2024Tornado (EF2)Gomez$11,000,000A tornado touched down in a wooded rural area in between I-95 and US-1 in eastern Martin County. Damage began in the Lost Lake subdivision before the tornado moved north into The Preserve, where vegetative damage was extensive and numerous concrete block homes experienced significant tile loss. The tornado moved north into the Mariner Sands community, where some of the most significant damage occurred along its nearly 6 mile long path. Several wood-framed homes experienced total roof loss and partial wall collapse due to estimated winds of 110 to 120 mph. One resident who was trapped under his fallen roof was extracted and transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. ||The strong tornado then intersected the Manatee Creek subdivision where nearly 30 wood-framed homes experienced major damage in the form of roof loss and/or wall collapse from winds up to 120 mph. Finally, the circulation persisted into Rocky Point, where the eastern side of the subdivision experienced more sporadic damage in the roof of partial roof loss, soffit damage, and downed trees and power lines. Based on radar data, the tornado likely became a waterspout as it moved into the Intracoastal where it dissipated shortly thereafter.
October 2024Tornado (EF2)Indiantown Crl T Arp$1,500,000The tornado, which produced a large swath of EF-0 and EF-1 damage, and a small section of EF-2 damage, was one of several tornadoes to impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across the Treasure Coast. Based on radar dual polarimetric data, this tornado initially touched down in Palm Beach County. ||As it moved into rural Martin County, the system intersected a few homes south of SW Kanner Hwy. A large, newer construction home, experienced major damage when nearly all of its roof was torn back and tossed onto an adjacent home. Nearby metal storage structures were also significantly damaged, indicating EF-2 winds of 115 - 125 mph. The tornado continued northward through rural Martin County where sporadic damage to vegetation and residential structures was witnessed along Citrus Blvd, producing winds ranging from 85 to 105 mph (EF-0 to EF-1). The circulation damaged several industrial buildings, including the canopy of a gas station, near SW Martin Hwy and SW 42nd Ave. ||The tornado subsequently crossed Florida's Turnpike where it then entered several subdivisions before crossing into St. Lucie County, producing only minor (EF-0) damage given that most of the homes were concrete block structures.
August 2001Flash FloodStuart$1,500,000Rains associated with distant Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico produced flooding across much of Martin County. About 13 inches of rain fell in the area between midnight and late morning on August 2nd. The most serious flooding occurred in Stuart, Port Salerno and Palm City. Over 300 homes received some water damage. Major damage was reported in 63 homes and 6 mobile homes.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindStuart Witham Fld$1,000,000Air traffic controllers reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 97 mph at Witham Field Airport in Stuart. The winds flipped 7 planes and damaged a total of 14 planes. The roof collapsed on the sheriff annex building. Several hangers were damaged. The storm also knocked out power to 10,000 power company customers in the arera. The local YMCA had minor roof damage as well as a building at the fairgrounds.
July 2013LightningPalm City$500,000A home sustained damage estimated at $500,000 due to a fire which started after the home was struck by lightning.
June 2020Flash FloodLighthouse Pt$450,000Widespread rain totals of 5-10 inches affected portions of Jensen Beach, Stuart, Palm City and Hobe Sound between the evening of June 2 and mid afternoon on June 3. Excessive rain rates (6 inches in less than 4 hours) occurred within an area of saturated soils from Palm City to Hobe sound, with peak event total rainfall of 11 to 13 inches measured by a weatherstem site and a SKYWARN spotter, respectively, both in Hobe Sound. Fourteen homes experienced minor damage consisting of several inches of water accumulation and 8 homes sustained major damage with waters levels up to or beyond electrical outlets. Numerous roadways throughout the area became impassable due to high water and were closed. Additionally, water poured into some homes in Stuart near Manatee Pocket, where heavy rain combined with the high tide, likely causing water levels to rise along a stream connected to the St. Lucie River.
June 2020Flash FloodSalerno$250,000Two to four inches of rain fell within two hours, across an area which received 7 to 13 inches of rain over the previous three days. With saturated soils and standing water remaining in many areas, flooding quickly developed. Flood waters entered several homes, mainly within Hobe Heights. Some homes may have experienced water intrusion two days earlier from the first period of flooding. Numerous roadways within Hobe Sound became inpassable due to high levels of standing water.
January 1979Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
October 1958Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 2014FloodRio$220,000Radar-based rainfall estimates were between 6 and 12 inches across eastern-most Martin County, with most of the rain falling in a 6-hour or less period. The twenty-four hour rain gage total at Stuart was 10.55 inches and 12.00 inches at Nettles Island, but with most of the rain falling in less than 6 hours. Flooding closed many roadways, stranding vehicles. Drainage canals and creeks overflowed. While high water surrounded many subdivisions, businesses and homes, water only entered one building, a Martin County High School, causing an estimated $220,000 in damage.
October 2011Tornado (EF0)Indiantown$207,000A thunderstorm quickly intensified southwest of Indiantown and produced a brief, but high-end EF0 tornado in rural area north of the town center. A NWS damage survey estimated maximum winds of 80-85 mph. The tornado caused mainly light damage to a two-story home (several windows blown in, vinyl siding removed, soffit damaged), caused the roof of a pole barn to collapse upon itself, and totally removed the roof of an adjacent commercial building (VFW lodge). Several large tree branches were downed and one tall pine tree was uprooted. DI1 DOD5 LB, DI2 DOD2 EXP, DOD28 DI3 EXP.
October 2011Tornado (EF0)Gomez$200,000A NWS Storm Survey team confirmed a brief touchdown of an EF0 tornado within the Ridgeway Mobile Home Park in Hobe Sound. Winds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph. The tornado removed the roof from one mobile home and carried it approximately 50 yards downwind. Small portions of metal roofs were peeled back from three other mobile homes. Thirty eight additional mobile homes experienced minor damage to window awnings and carports. Two vehicles experienced damage due to movement by the wind into an adjacent structure. Three large palm trees were uprooted or toppled, and many smaller trees sustained damage. The tornado lifted just prior to reaching Highway A1A. DI3 DOD4 LB.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound$150,000A NWS Storm Survey confirmed a zone of straight-line wind damage approximately aligned northeast to southwest, approximately one-third of a mile long and up to about 300 feet wide, affecting the Woodbridge Mobile Home park in the town of Hobe Sound. Twenty mobile homes sustained wind damage. Carports and awnings were removed from homes, and several homes had parts of their metal roofs peeled back. Two large trees sustained damage, primarily from debris impact. Damage estimates totalled $150,000.
February 2015Flash FloodJensen Beach$105,000A combination of CoCoRAaS, ham radio and public reports indicated 5 to 11 inches of rain fell across northeastern Martin County, with most of the rain falling in a 6-hour or less period. The highest totals occurred within the southwestern portion of Stuart and in Palm City. ||Flooding closed many roadways, stranding over 100 vehicles. Drainage canals and creeks overflowed. While high water surrounded many subdivisions, businesses and homes, water was reported to have entered 7 homes in Palm City. Damage was estimated around $105,000 dollars.
October 2024Tornado (EF0)Hobe Sound$100,000Using a combination of reports from Martin County Emergency Management and radar dual polarimetric data, the National Weather Service in Melbourne can confirm that a tornado moved northward out of Jupiter (Palm Beach County) and into far southern Martin County. This is associated with the Palm Beach Gardens tornado that was recorded by the National Weather Service Miami Office. ||Radar data suggests the circulation was weakening as it moved into Martin County before crossing I-95 around Mile Marker 91. A report from Florida Highway Patrol indicated the tornado produced tree damage and flipped a tractor trailer at this location. The tornado subsequently moved into Jonathan Dickinson State Park where it believed to have lifted.
October 2024Tornado (EF0)Indiantown Crl T Arp$100,000The tornado initially touched down in a wooded area in Martin County, to the south of the SW Martin Hwy and I-95 Interchange. Martin County Fire Rescue reported a tractor trailer was flipped by the tornado near mile marker 109. The circulation continued north along the interstate, downing numerous trees along its path with estimated peak wind speeds of 75 to 85 mph. The tornado continued into St. Lucie County very near the intersection of the County Line Canal and Interstate 95 (near Mile Marker 114).
January 2016Tornado (EF1)Gomez$100,000A NWS storm survey team determined an EF-1 tornado touched down in Hobe Sound, just east of U.S. Highway 1, in a wooded area between SE Courtney Terrace and SE Highpoint Way. Numerous uprooted trees (convergent pattern) indicated peak winds near 90 mph. The tornado then moved east-northeast and weakened to EF-0 strength, affecting a three block area before lifting near the intercoastal waterway between SE Marina Bay Drive and SE Palm Street. Eight homes sustained minor damage due to falling trees and debris penetration of windows. Four vehicles were also damaged from falling trees and flying debris. DI28 DOD3 EXP.
June 2007LightningJupiter Is$60,000Fire from a lightning strike destroyed a guest house belonging to a prominent PGA golfer.
April 1993Tornado (F0)Stuart$50,000A small tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Indian Street in Stuart damaging the roof of a U-Haul rental building, moving a U-Haul trailer 200 yards, and blew around signs and garbage cans.
August 1989Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 1986Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1982Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
January 1978Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1974Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1970Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 2008Tornado (EF0)Salerno$20,000An EF0 tornado associated with a rain band moving on shore from Tropical Storm Fay, touched down briefly in Stuart. The tornado overturned a panel truck and damaged a service station awning.
August 2006Tornado (F0)Stuart$20,000An F0 tornado briefly touched down in the Rocky Point area near Stuart damaging solar panels and roofs.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Hobe Sound$20,000An F0 tornado touched down briefly along US Highway 708 about 5 miles west of Hobe Sound. The tornado struck an animal hospital, damaging the roof of the structure, overturning a small trailer and damaging the roof of a barn. A few trees were also blown down
August 2008FloodJupiter Is$20,000no account filed
August 2012FloodHobe Sound$15,000Persistent heavy rainbands from Tropical Storm Isaac produced widespread urban and lowland flooding across much of the county. Rainfall from the morning of August 26 until the evening of August 27 averaged 5 to 10 inches, with isolated totals of 12 to 14 inches, most of which fell during the morning and afternoon of August 27. The most significant impacts occurred in and near Jensen Beach, Stuart, Palm City, and Port Salerno. Several roads became temporarily impassible due to standing water. Water entered one complex in Palm City, comprised of multiple businesses.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound$10,000A localized damaging wind event occurred in Tequesta during a strong thunderstorm, with maximum winds of near 55 mph. Several power-poles sustained damage along with numerous power-lines being knocked down. A tree was also toppled. Photos from local emergency management and news media were obtained along with information from an eyewitness.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Hobe Sound$10,000The F0 tornado that touched down to the west lifted for about five miles and then touched down briefly in the Banner Lake area of Hobe Sound near the intersection of Federal Highway and US Highway 708. The only reported damage was a few downed trees and power lines.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Marcy$7,500A NWS Storm Survey determined that a severe thunderstorm along a band of convection spawned a brief tornado over rural northwest Martin County. The EF-0 tornado, with estimated winds of 70-80 mph, caused minor damage to a screen porch and damaged roof shingles on a two-story home. The tornado also ripped a portions of a roof and south-facing wall from an adjacent barn and uprooted a large tree. Debris was carried northward from the impact area.
March 1995HailPalm City$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew down a carport in Palm City slightly damaging a car. Nickel-size hail was also reported.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach$5,000A mobile home was overturned by strong winds.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds damaged roofs.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindPalm City$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn.
February 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1979Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 1977Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
October 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
March 2003Thunderstorm WindStuart$2,000Thunderstorm winds damaged a carport, fence and metal shed, and blew down large tree limbs near Stuart.
March 2022Tornado (EF0)Rio St Lucie$1,000A brief, short-lived EF-0 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph, touched down in the Rio neighborhood at approximately 1624LST. Based on numerous video and eyewitness reports from trained spotters, the public, and local broadcast media, the tornado was nearly stationary as it produced minor damage along NE Railroad Street and NE Haven Lane. The tornado lifted at approximately 1625LST. Damage consisted of downed branches, downed fences, and backyard items tossed around.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindStuart$1,000A member of the public reported a medium-sized tree had fallen over onto a shed in Stuart, one mile west-northwest of Stuart Witham Airport.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMarcy$1,000A strong thunderstorm with estimated wind gusts near 50 mph caused minor wind damage at the J & S Fish Camp in western Martin County. A park officer reported that four awnings were torn off mobile homes, and multiple medium sized tree branches were torn off trees.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Iron1
Sand1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Indiantown Steel MillIronProducer
Jensen MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sheltra and Sons - Melear PitSandProducer

Every populated place in the county

32

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.