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Palm Beach County, Florida

109 topographic sheets cover 134 settlements here, and 74 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

74 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Palm Beach County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 1,935 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 74 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 49 buildings, 19 districts, 3 sites and 3 structures.
  • 6 of the 74 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 134 populated places in this county; 134 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

74

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
Administration Buildingsbuilding198585001372
Fred C. Aiken Housebuilding199292001271
American National Bank Buildingbuilding199797001217
Boca Raton Fire Engine No. 1building200101001195
Boca Raton Old City Hallbuilding198080000958
Boynton Schoolbuilding199494000139
Boynton Woman's Clubbuilding197979000686
Breakers Hotel Complexbuilding197373000598
Central Park Historic Districtdistrict199999000898
Clematis Street Historic Commercial Districtdistrict199898001230
College Park Historic Districtdistrict200101000078
Comeau Buildingbuilding199696000975
Alfred J. Comeau Housebuilding200000000238
Delray Beach Schoolsbuilding198888000210
Eastoverbuilding200202001694
El Cid Historic Districtdistrict199595001064
J.B. Evans Housebuilding200202000265
Ferndix Buildingbuilding199999000861
Henry Morrison Flagler House; Whitehallbuilding197272000345
Flamingo Park Historic Residential Districtdistrict200000000785
Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Stationbuilding198080000959
Grandview Heights Historic Districtdistrict199999000795
Guaranty Buildingbuilding199898001483
Gulf Stream Hotelbuilding198383001435
Hatch's Department Storebuilding199494000348
Historic Old Town Commercial Districtdistrict200101001011
House at 1240 Cocoanut Roadbuilding200101000888
Hurricane of 1928 African American Mass Burial Sitesite200202001012
Jupiter Inlet Lighthousestructure197373000597
Kelsey City City Hallbuilding198181000195
Lake Worth City Hall, Oldbuilding198989000432
Lavender Housebuilding199595000165
Lofthus (shipwreck)site200403001363
Loxahatchee Battlefieldsite2024100007672
Mango Promenade Historic Districtdistrict199999000801
Mar-A-Lago National Historic Landmarkbuilding198080000961
Marina Historic Districtdistrict201414000268
Mickens Housebuilding198585000769
Milton-Myers American Legion Post No. 65building199595000471
Northboro Park Historic Districtdistrict200707000059
Northwest Historic Districtdistrict199291002005
Old Northwood Historic Districtdistrict199494000368
Norton Housebuilding199090001106
Old Belle Glade Town Hallbuilding201414000827
Old Lucerne Historic Residential Districtdistrict200101000526
Old Palm Beach Junior College Buildingbuilding199191000601
Old School Square Historic Districtdistrict2018100002095
Osborne Schoolbuilding200303000701
Pahokee High Schoolbuilding199696001334
Palm Beach Daily News Buildingbuilding198585003121
Palm Beach Hotelbuilding201010000212
Palm Beach Mercantile Companybuilding199493001552
Palm Beach Town Hallbuilding200504001571
Palm Beach Winter Clubbuilding201280000960
Paramount Theatre Buildingbuilding197373000599
Pearl City National Register Historic Districtdistrict2023100009609
Pine Ridge Hospitalbuilding200100001675
Professional Buildingbuilding199696001187
Prospect Park-Southland Park Historic Districtdistrict201111000181
Clifton Rice Housebuilding199696000466
Royal Poinciana Way Historic Districtdistrict201515000588
Seaboard Air Line Dining Car-#6113structure200101000334
Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car-6603structure200101000335
Seaboard Airline Railroad Stationbuilding198686002172
Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Stationbuilding197373000600
John and Elizabeth Shaw Sundy Housebuilding199291001910
US Post Officebuilding198383001436
Van Valkenburg, Grant Housebuilding199999000860
Vedado Historic Districtdistrict201010000821
Via Miznerdistrict199393000256
Vineta Hotelbuilding198686001724
William Gray Warden Housebuilding198484000940
West Palm Beach Fishing Clubbuilding201616000360
West Palm Beach National Guard Armory, Oldbuilding199292000142

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

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.

Bird's-eye view, 1915 - [Panoramic view of West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and Lake Worth]
Bird's-eye view (1915) - [Panoramic view of West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and Lake Worth]. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

41 of 271 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 271 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.

Flagler Memorial Bridge, at night, connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Flagler Memorial Bridge, at night, connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Flagler Memorial Bridge, at night, connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Flagler Memorial Bridge, at night, connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cocoanut grove, Lake Worth, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Cocoanut grove, Lake Worth, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Florida -- The Great Banyan or Indiarubber tree. Lake Worth, Boston Public Library - undated
Florida -- The Great Banyan or Indiarubber tree. Lake Worth. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Grape fruit, Boston Public Library - undated
Grape fruit. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The lake trail, Palm Beach, Florida, a palm lined street, Boston Public Library - undated
The lake trail, Palm Beach, Florida, a palm lined street. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bradley Beach Club, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bradley Beach Club, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Everglades Club, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Everglades Club, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lobby -- Hotel Seaglade -- Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Lobby -- Hotel Seaglade -- Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Royal Poinciana Apartments, Lake Trail and Bradley Place, Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Royal Poinciana Apartments, Lake Trail and Bradley Place, Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A tropical setting showing skyline, West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
A tropical setting showing skyline, West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Quiet path in West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Quiet path in West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clematis Street- Business section, West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Clematis Street- Business section, West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"Shadow Lawn", 2605 South Olive, West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
"Shadow Lawn", 2605 South Olive, West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Norton Gallery of Art, West palm Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Norton Gallery of Art, West palm Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
El Tovar Tavern, West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
El Tovar Tavern, West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Palm Beach County Court House, West Palm Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Palm Beach County Court House, West Palm Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Moonhill Apartments, Boca Raton, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Moonhill Apartments, Boca Raton, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View along Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View along Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Riviera Beach! The most fabulous beach in Florida!, Boston Public Library - undated
Riviera Beach! The most fabulous beach in Florida!. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rath's Motel- U.S. 1, Boynton Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Rath's Motel- U.S. 1, Boynton Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sunshine Apartments, Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sunshine Apartments, Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Juno Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Juno Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sunset Court, 2871 Federal highway U.S. 1, Riviera Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sunset Court, 2871 Federal highway U.S. 1, Riviera Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Trade Winds Beach Hotels, Juno Beach, Florida, on Highway No. 1- 10 miles north of the Palm Beaches, Boston Public Library - undated
Trade Winds Beach Hotels, Juno Beach, Florida, on Highway No. 1- 10 miles north of the Palm Beaches. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Riviera Beach with it's Singer Island, Boston Public Library - undated
Riviera Beach with it's Singer Island. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Riviera Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Riviera Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Club house- Lake Worth Golf Course, view looking east toward ocean, Lake Worth, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Club house- Lake Worth Golf Course, view looking east toward ocean, Lake Worth, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Amongst the orange tree, Loxahatchee groves, Loxahatchee, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Amongst the orange tree, Loxahatchee groves, Loxahatchee, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mysterious wishing well, Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Mysterious wishing well, Rainbow Tropical Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View along the canal, Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
View along the canal, Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Casa Las Olas, Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Casa Las Olas, Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Arvilla Hotel, Delray Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Arvilla Hotel, Delray Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 3,847 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1950-11-29, 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, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-05, scale 1:23600
1957-12-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-04, scale 1:23600
1958-02-04, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-04, scale 1:23600
1958-02-04, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-04, scale 1:23600
1958-02-04, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-02-04, scale 1:23600
1958-02-04, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, 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, 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, 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, 1969-06-11, scale 1:24000
1969-06-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:24000
1969-06-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:24000
1969-06-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-11, scale 1:24000
1969-06-11, scale 1:24000. 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, 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, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-30, scale 1:24000
1962-01-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-30, scale 1:24000
1962-01-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-30, scale 1:24000
1962-01-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-30, scale 1:24000
1962-01-30, 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.

Weather records

73 stations, 19 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

161 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.

  • 50-1AWest Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; 23rd; N. Poinsettia Ave., 49th, N. Broadway
  • 50-1BWest Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by 23rd; City limits; Commissioner's District line,(9th); Florida East Coast Railway, 15th, N. Broadway, S. Lakeside Ct., Flagler Dr.
  • 50-2West Palm Beach city, comprising parts of Commissioner's Districts 1, 2, and 3: West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; Broadway; Forty-ninth; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-3West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; Fortieth; Windsor Ter. Dr., Ft. Lonesome Rd., City limits
  • 50-4West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Forty - ninth; Broadway; Fortieth; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-5West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Forty - ninth; N. Poinsettia Ave.; Fortieth; Broadway
  • 50-6West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Fortieth; N. Poinsettia Ave.; Thirty - first; Pinewood Ave.
  • 50-7West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits, Ft. Lonesome Rd., Windsor Ter. Dr., Fortieth; Pinewood Ave., Thirtieth, Greenwood Ave., Thirty-first, Lake Ave., Twenty-third, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Commissioner's District line; City limits
  • 50-8West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Thirty - first; Greenwood Ave., Thirtieth, Pinewood Ave.; Twenty - third; Lake Ave.
  • 50-9West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Thirty - first; N. Poinsettia Ave.; Twenty - seventh; Pinewood Ave.
  • 50-10West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Twenty - seventh; N. Poinsettia Ave.; Twenty - third; Pinewood Ave.
  • 50-11West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Twenty - third; Broadway Ave., Flagler Dr.; S. Lakeside Ct., N. Poinsettia Ave., Fifteenth; Spruce Ave.
  • 50-12West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Twenty - third; Spruce Ave.; Fifteenth; Division Ave.
  • 50-13West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Twenty - third; Division Ave.; Fifteenth; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-14West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Fifteenth; Florida East Coast Railway; Twelfth; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-15West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by Twelfth; Florida East Coast Railway; Ninth; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-16West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2, excluding Alhambra Hotel Bounded by Commissioner's District line, Ninth, Commissioner's District line; City limits; Flagler Bridge, Flagler Dr., Third; N. Rosemary Ave.
  • 50-17Alhambra Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-18West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Ninth; N. Rosemary Ave.; Seventh; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-19West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Commissioner's District line, Ninth; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Seventh, Division Ave., Third, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Okeechobee Rd., City limits; City limits
  • 50-20West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Seventh; N. Rosemary Ave.; Third; Division Ave.
  • 50-21West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2, excluding Monterey Hotel Bounded by Third; N. Rosemary Ave.; Clematis; S. Tamarind Ave.
  • 50-22Monterey Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-23West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2, excluding Dixie Court Hotel and The George Washington Hotel Bounded by Third; Flagler Dr.; Clematis; N. Rosemary Ave.
  • 50-24Dixie Court Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-25The George Washington Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-26West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2, excluding Alma Hotel, Lake Court Apt. Hotel, Pennsylvania Hotel and Salt Air Hotel Bounded by Clematis; Flagler Dr.; Fern; N. Rosemary Ave.
  • 50-27Alma Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-28Lake Court Apartment Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-29Pennsylvania Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-30Salt Air Hotel (In West Palm Beach city, Commissioner's District 2)
  • 50-31West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Clematis; N. Rosemary Ave.; Gardenia; S. Tamarind Ave.
  • 50-32West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Gardenia, S. Rosemary Ave., Fern; S. Poinsettia Ave.; Okeechobee Rd.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-33West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Flagler Bridge; City limits; South Bridge, Flegler Dr., Okeechobee Rd.; S. Poinsettia Ave., Fern, Flagler Dr.
  • 50-34West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Okeechobee Rd., Flagler Dr., South Bridge; City limits; Commissioner's District line; Flagler Dr., Barcelona Rd., S. Olive Ave., Vallette Way, S. Poinsettia Ave.
  • 50-35West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Okeechobee Rd.; S. Poinsettia Ave.; Park; Georgia Ave.
  • 50-36West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Okeechobee Rd.; Georgia Ave.; Park, Caroline; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-37West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Okeechobee Rd.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Caroline, W. Palm Beach Stub Canal; Belvedere Rd.; City limits
  • 50-38West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Caroline, Park; Florida Ave.; Claremore Dr., Parker Ave., Market; W. Palm Beach Stub Canal
  • 50-39West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Park, Vallette Way; S. Olive Ave., Barcelona Rd., Flagler Dr.; Cordova Rd., Claremore Dr.; Florida Ave.
  • 50-40West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Claremore Dr., Cordova Rd.; Flagler Dr.; Commissioner's District line, Belvedere Rd.; Georgie. Ave.
  • 50-41West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Market, Parker Ave., Claremore Dr.; Georgia Ave.; Belvedere Rd.; W. Palm Beach Stub Canal
  • 50-42West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Belvedere Rd.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 50-43West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Belvedere Rd.; Parker Ave.; Southern Blvd.; City limits, Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 50-44West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Belvedere Rd.; Florida East Coast Railway; Avenida Hermosa, Georgia Ave., Ridge Rd., Lake Ave., Ridgewood; Parker Ave.
  • 50-45West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Ridgewood, Lake Ave., Ridge Rd., Georgia Ave., Avenida Hermosa; Florida East Coast Railway; Southern Blvd.; Parker Ave.
  • 50-46West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Southern Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway; Bunker Rd., Georgia Ave., Selkirk; Parker Ave.
  • 50-47West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Southern Blvd.; Parker Ave., Gregory Rd., Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 50-48West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Selkirk; Georgia Ave., Bunker Rd., Florida East Coast Railway; Palmetto; Parker Ave.
  • 50-49West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Palmetto; Florida East Coast Railway; Maddock; Parker Ave.
  • 50-50West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Maddock; Florida East Coast Railway; Gregory Rd.; Parker Ave.
  • 50-51West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; City limits; Southern Blvd., Bridge, Southern Blvd.; S. Olive Ave.
  • 50-52West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Belvedere Rd;. S. Olive Ave.; Southern Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-53West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Southern Blvd.; S. Poinsettia Ave.; Bunker Rd.; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-54West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Southern Blvd.; S. Olive Ave.; Palmetto; S. Poinsettia Ave.
  • 50-55West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Bunker Rd.; S. Poinsettia Ave.; Hunter; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-56West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Hunter; S. Poinsettia Ave.; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-57West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Palmetto; S. Olive Ave.; City limits; S. Poinsettia Ave.
  • 50-58West Palm Beach city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Southern Blvd.; City limits; City limits; S. Olive Ave.
  • 50-59Commissioner's District 1, outside West Palm Beach city: Jupiter town
  • 50-60Lake Park town
  • 50-61Mangonia Park town
  • 50-62VOID
  • 50-63Riviera Beach town: Riviera Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; U.S. Hwy. 1
  • 50-64Riviera Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; U.S. Hwy. 1; Town limits; Old Dixie Hwy.
  • 50-65Riviera Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Old Dixie Hwy.; Town limits; Town limits
  • 50-66Commissioner's District 1 - That part outside West Palm Beach city and Jupiter, Lake Park, Mangonia Park, and Riviera Beach towns, excluding U.S. Naval Radio Direction Finder Station
  • 50-67U.S. Naval Radio Direction Finder Station (In Commissioner's District 1) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in West Palm Beach city)
  • 50-68Commissioner's District 2, outside West Palm Beach city: Cloud Lake town
  • 50-69Glen Ridge town
  • 50-70AN/A
  • 50-70BN/A
  • 50-71Miami Army Air Field (Auxiliary) (In Westgate, unincorporated)
  • 50-72ACommissioner's District 2 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Westgate Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line, West Palm Beach city limits, unincorporated limits of Westgate, State Rd. 80, State Rd. 7; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line (See separate map for boundaries of Westgate)
  • 50-72BCommissioner's District 2 - That part Bounded by State Rd. 80; West Palm Beach city limits; Commissioner's District line; State Rd. 7
  • 50-73Manalapan town, comprising parts of Commissioners Districts 3 and 4: Manalapan town - That part in Commissioner's District 3
  • 50-74Manalapan town - That part in Commissioner's District 4
  • 50-75Commissioner's District 3, outside West Palm Beach city and Manalapan town: Greenacres City town
  • 50-76Lake Worth city: Lake Worth city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Lake Worth, 16th Ave. N., N.Lakeside Dr., 13th Ave. N., N. Lakeside Dr.; 11th Ave. N.; Dixie Hwy. N.
  • 50-77Lake Worth city - That part bounded by City limits; Dixie Hwy N., N. Dixie; 10th Ave. N.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, South shore of Lake Clark, City limits
  • 50-78AN/A
  • 50-78BN/A
  • 50-79AN/A
  • 50-79BN/A
  • 50-80AN/A
  • 50-80BN/A
  • 50-81The Gulf Stream Hotel (In Lake Worth city)
  • 50-82Lake Worth city - That part Bounded by Lake Ave.; S. Dixie Hwy.; City limits; S. "A", 12th Ave. S., S. "C"
  • 50-83Lake Worth city - That part Bounded by Lucerne extension, S. "A", Lake Ave.; S. "C", 12th Ave. S., S. "A"; City limits; City limits
  • 50-84Lake Worth city - That part Bounded by 8th Ave. S., Lake Worth; City limits; City limits; S. Dixie Hay.
  • 50-85Lantana town
  • 50-86Palm Beach town: Palm Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits, El Pueblo Way, N. Ocean Blvd., N. County Rd.; Tangier Ave., Lake Worth; Town limits
  • 50-87Palm Beach town - That part excluding Mayflower Hotel, Palm Beach Biltmore and Palm Beach Hotel Bounded by El. Pueblo Way; Town limits; Grace Trail, N. Ocean Blvd., Sunrise Ave., Bradley Pl., Royal Poincianna Way, Flagler Bridge; Town limits, Lake Worth, Tangier Ave., N. County Ad.
  • 50-88Mayflower Hotel (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-89Palm Beach Biltmore (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-90Palm Beach Hotel (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-91Palm Beach town - That part excluding The Breakers and Whitehall Hotel Bounded by Flagler Bridge, Royal Poincianna Way, Bradley Pl., Sunrise Ave., N. Ocean Blvd., Grace Trail; Town limits; Worth Ave., Hibiscus Ave., Royal Palm Way, South Bridge; Town limits
  • 50-92The Breakers (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-93Whitehall Hotel (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-94Palm Beach town - That part excluding Brazilian Court Hotel and Colony Hotel Bounded by South Bridge, Royal Palm Way, Hibiscus Ave., Worth Ave.; Town limits; Via Palma, S. Ocean Blvd., Via Bellabia, Lake Worth; Town limits
  • 50-95Brazilian Court Hotel (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-96Colony Hotel (In Palm Beach town)
  • 50-97Palm Beach town - That part Bounded by Lake Worth, Via Bellabia, S. Ocean Blvd., Via Palma; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits
  • 50-98ACommissioner's District 3 - That part east of Westgate - Boynton Beach Rd. and Daviero Rd., and North of Lake Worth Rd. and Big 14 Canal, outside Lake Worth and West Palm Beach cities
  • 50-98BCommissioner's District 3 - That part east of Westgate - Boynton Beach Rd., west of Daviero.Rd., and south of Lake Worth Rd. and Big 14 Canal, outside Lake Worth city and Lantana and Manalapan towns, excluding Lantana Satellite Field
  • 50-99Lantana Satellite Field (In Commissioner's District 3)
  • 50-100Commissioner's District 3 - That part west of Westgate - Boynton Beach Rd., outside Greenacres city town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 is in West Palm Beach city and Manalapan town)
  • 50-101Commissioner's District 4, outside Manalapan town: Boca Raton town: Boca Raton town - That part east of Florida East Coast Railway excluding Boca Raton Club
  • 50-102Boca Raton Club Hotel (In Boca Raton town)
  • 50-103Boca Raton town - That part west of Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-104Boynton Beach city: Boynton Beach city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ocean Ave.; Green, Spruce, Pine, Spruce, Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-105Boynton Beach city - That part Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway, Spruce, Pine, Spruce, Green; Ocean Ave., North shore Lake Boynton; City limits
  • 50-106Boynton Beach - That part Bounded by North shore Lake Boynton, Ocean Ave.; Green, Dudley Ave., South, Georgia Ave., Green, Harding Ave., Pine, Florida East Coast Railway, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 50-107Boynton Beach city - That part Bounded by Ocean Ave.; City limits; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway, Pine, Harding Ave., Green, Georgia Ave., South, Dudley Ave., Green
  • 50-108BDelray Beach city - That part Bounded by Denver Dr., N.E. 11th; Florida East Coast Railway; N.E. 4th, Market; City limits
  • 50-108ADelray Beach city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; N.E. 4th, Florida East Coast Railway,N.E. 11th, Denver Dr.; City limits
  • 50-109Delray Beach city: Delray Beach city - That part Bounded by City limits, Market; Swinton Ave.; Ingraham, S.W. 8th Ave., Atlantic Ave.; City limits
  • 50-110Delray Beach city - That part excluding The Colony Hotel Bounded by N. E. 4th; Intracoastal Waterway; S.E. 1st; Swinton Ave.
  • 50-111The Colony Hotel (In Delray Beach city)
  • 50-112Delray Beach city - That part Bounded by S.E. 1st, Intracoastal Waterway, City limits; Atlantic Ocean, City limits; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 50-113BDelray Beach city - That part Bounded by Atlantic Ave.; S.W. 8th Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 50-113ADelray Beach city - That part Bounded by Ingraham, Swinton Ave., S.E. 1st; Florida East Coast Railway, City limits; City limits; S.W. 8th Ave.
  • 50-114Gulf Stream town
  • 50-115Ocean Ridge town
  • 50-116Commissioner's District 4 - That part east of State Hwy. 809 and north of State Hwy. 806, outside Boynton Beach and Delray Beach cities and Gulf Stream, Manalapan, and Ocean Ridge towns
  • 50-117Commissioner's District 4 - That part west of State Hwy. 809, north of State Hwy. 806 and west of State Hwy. 7
  • 50-118Commissioner's District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 806 and east of State Hwy. 7, outside Delray Beach city and Boca Raton town (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Manalapan town)
  • 50-119Commissioner's District 5: Belle Glade city: Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Hillsboro Canal; N.W. 2nd, N.W. Ave. "H", N. Main
  • 50-120Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by City limits; N. Main, N.W. Ave. "H", N.W. 2nd; Hillsboro Canal; City limits
  • 50-121BBelle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.W. Ave. C, S.W. 12th, S.W. Ave. A, S.W. 8th, Precinct line thru blocks 54, 51, 28, 15; S.W. 6th; S.W. Ave. E; S.W. 14th
  • 50-121ABelle Glade city - That part Bounded by Hillsboro Canal; S.W. 6th; Precinct line thru blocks 15, 28, 51, 54; S.W. 8th, S.W. Ave. A, S.W. 12th, S.W. Ave. C, S.W. 14th, S.W. Ave. E; City limits
  • 50-122BBelle Glade city - That part Bounded by Colored Precinct line; S.W. 4th; S.W. Ave. C; S.W. 6th
  • 50-122CBelle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.W. Ave. C; S.W. 4th Street (Street is Precinct line); S.W. Ave. E; S.W. 6th
  • 50-122ABelle Glade city - That part Bounded by Hillsboro Canal; S.W. 2nd, S.W. Ave. B, S.W. 3rd; S.W. Ave. E; S.W. 4th, Colored Precinct line, S.W. 6th
  • 50-123Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by Hillsboro Canal; S. Main; S.W. Ave. "E"; S.W. 3rd, S.W. Ave. "B", S.W 2nd, N.W. 2nd
  • 50-124Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by Hillsboro Canal; S.E. Ave. "E"; S. Main
  • 50-125Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.E. Ave. "E", Hillsboro Canal; City limits; City limits; S. Main
  • 50-126ABelle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.W. Ave. E; S. Main; City limits; S.W. 4th
  • 50-126BBelle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.W. Ave. E; S.W. 4th; City limits; S.W. 6th
  • 50-127Belle Glade city - That part Bounded by S.W. Ave. "E"; S.W. 6th; City limits; City limits
  • 50-128Pahokee town: Pahokee town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Florida East Coast Railway, Pahokee - Canal Point Rd.
  • 50-129Pahokee town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Panokee - Canal Point Rd.; E. Main, W. Main, S.W. 4th Ave., Bacon Point Rd., S.W. 12th Ave., S.W. 12th Ave. extended; Town limits
  • 50-130Pahokee town - That part Bounded by Florida East Coast Railway; Pelican Rd.; Pahokee - Canal Point Rd.
  • 50-131Pahokee town - That part Bounded by E. Main, Pelican Rd.; Florida East Coast Railway; Town limits; Pelican River, S.E. 4th Ave.
  • 50-132Pahokee town - That part Bounded by E. Main; S.E. 4th Ave., Pelican River; Town limits, Belle Glade Rd.; Belle Glade Rd.
  • 50-133BPahokee town - That part Bounded by S.E. 3rd; Belle Glade Rd.; Pelican River; S.W. 2nd Rd.
  • 50-133AN/A
  • 50-134BSouth Bay town - That part Bounded by Florida East Coast Railway; Tract line; S.W. 3rd; Town limits
  • 50-134ASouth By town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Town limits, S.W. 3rd, Tract line, Florida East Coast Railway, Town limits
  • 50-135Belle Glade Camp, unincorporated Bounded by North line of Section 13, Ts. 44 - South, Range 36 East (state Rd. 80); 1/2 Section line of Section 13, Ts. 44 - South, Range 36 East; 1/2 Section line of Section 13, Ts. 44 - South, Range 36 East; West line of Section 13, Ts 44 - South, Range 36 East
  • 50-136Canal Point - unincorporated Bounded by Unnamed main drainage ditch; Unnamed Drainage ditch, unnamed drainage ditch, unnamed main drainage ditch; Eastward extension of corporate limits of Pahokee along unnamed drainage ditch, corporate limits of Pahokee; Lake Okeechobee
  • 50-137Chosen, unincorporated: Chosen, unincorporated, excluding Florida State Prison Farm #2 (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CJF - 6 - 99)
  • 50-138Florida State Prison Farm #2 (In Chosen, unincorporated)
  • 50-139Commissioner's District 5 - That part north of State Hwy. 716, outside Canal Point, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Canal Point)
  • 50-140BCommissioner's District 5 - That part including Kraemer Island Bounded by Section line in Range 36E. and Township 43S. at N.W. corner of Section 24 from Lake Okeechobee due east to Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; State Rd. 80, Belle Glade City limits, Unincorporated limits of Chosen, Hillsborough Canal; Lake Okeechobee (See aerial photo CJF - 6 - 99 for boundaries of Chosen)
  • 50-140CPahokee Migrant Camp (In Commissioner's District 5)
  • 50-140ACommissioner's District 5 - That part excluding Pahokee Migrant Camp Bounded by Pahokee town limits, Unincorporated limits of Canal Point, State Rd. 716; Commissioner's District line; Section line in Range 38E. and Township 43S. at N. E. corner of Section 21 due west to Lake Okeechobee; Lake Okeechobee (See separate map for boundaries of Canal Point)
  • 50-141BCommissioner's District 5 - That part Lake Okeechobee; N. New River Canal, South Bay town limits, N. New River Canal; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line
  • 50-141ACommissioner's District 5 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Belle Glade Camp Bounded by Hillsborough Canal, Unincorporated limits of Chosen, Belle Glade city limits, State Rd. 80; Commissioner's District line; Commissioner's District line; N. New River Canal, South Bay town limits, N. New River Canal (See separate map for boundaries of Belle Glade Camp and aerial photo CJF - 6 - 99 for boundaries of Chosen)
  • 50-142Golfview town
  • 50-143Highland Beach town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,151 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,151 of them, burning about 407,104 acres. 419 started naturally and 51 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural419
Railroad operations and maintenance219
Misuse of fire by a minor107
Equipment and vehicle use106
Missing data/not specified/undetermined105
Debris and open burning82
Arson/incendiarism51
Smoking24
Recreation and ceremony22
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Fireworks2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 May 2006Natural29,250 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBERG FIRE
21 May 2015Natural26,428 acresArthur R. Marshall/Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugePUMPHOUSE
3 July 2019Natural21,100 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTWO ALPHA ( 50 )
19 May 2017Equipment and vehicle use19,600 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHREE MILE ( 50 )
11 June 1994Natural17,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHOLYLAND
20 June 2006Natural16,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHE DEERFLY FIRE
27 May 2000Debris and open burning14,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHOLEYLAND
9 July 2015Natural12,784 acresArthur R. Marshall/Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeLAST DANCE

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

Storms, 1952 to 2026

60 of 1,095 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,095 reports for this county, causing 22 deaths, 185 injuries and about $274,359,060 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind303
Tornado198
Hail171
Funnel Cloud142
Lightning83
Waterspout64
Flood55
Flash Flood47
Rip Current16
Heavy Rain11
Wildfire4
Storm Surge/Tide1

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
January 2014Flash FloodDelray Beach2 killed, $500,000Intense thunderstorms began to develop over the east coast metropolitan area of Palm Beach County during the evening hours and began to train across the same areas for the next several hours. As a result, high rainfall amounts were observed from Delray Beach to Jupiter. The heaviest rain fell from about 8 PM to Midnight. The area from Kings Point to Boynton Beach, Hypoluxo and Town of Palm Beach received the heaviest amounts of 10 to 20 inches, with the maximum amount reported from a mesonet site in Boynton Beach just east of I-95 and north of Gateway Boulevard receiving an astonishing 22.21 inches in about a 6-hour period. Other reports were 16.03 inches just southwest of Palm Beach, 15.04 inches at Lantana and 13.13 inches at Boynton Beach. These heavy rainfall amounts also resulted in several road closures including all lanes of I-95 in Boynton Beach between mile markers 56 and 60 with many cars on side streets reported being flooded. Tragically, two fatalities were also reported the following morning: a 56-year old female drove her vehicle off a flooded roadway in Delray Beach and into a lake and also in Delray Beach, a 90-year old male drowned after slipping into a canal while walking down a street. Several businesses and residences also reported inundation during the event but little damage was reported, including along Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Boynton Beach east of I-95 and in parts of Delray Beach. ||Approximately 200 homes had water intrusion, although the vast majority of these only had minor flooding. Damage totals indicated are estimated based on number of homes with water intrusion and level of water.
September 2003Rip CurrentBoca Raton2 killedTwo residents drowned in rip currents at an unguarded section of beach. Both persons were weak swimmers and were in 4.5 feet of water when the rip currents pulled them into deeper water.
October 1958Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 24 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2019LightningWellington1 killed, 5 hurtPalm Beach Post reported 6 people, a woman and 5 men, were struck by lightning at the Shakerwood development off of Wellington Trace. This is west of the Mall at Wellington Green. The victims were working on the roof of a townhouse when the lightning struck. Two people, a 20-year-old woman and a man, were knocked off the roof by the lightning strike and were taken to a local hospital trauma center where the women was in critical condition. The woman died from her injuries on August 9th. ||Two others were taken to local hospitals and recovered, while the remaining two victims were treated at the scene and released. ||Based on lightning detection network data, the lightning strike was likely the first strike from a thunderstorm that developed very close to the location.
July 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 killed, 2 hurtno account filed
July 2018LightningLake Worth1 killed, 1 hurtMultiple media outlets reported that 2 men were working in a wooded area when a tree near them was struck by lightning sending the current into them. They both were then transported to local area hospitals where one man was deceased and the other survived his injuries.
April 2016LightningHypoluxo1 killedA 23 year old male was struck by lightning while standing underneath a tree in front of his home at 250 North Palm Drive in Boynton Beach. CPR was performed at the scene and he was transported to Bethesda Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
July 2007LightningBoca Raton1 killedA 20-year-old male was struck while lightning while playing soccer at Lake Wyman Park in Boca Raton. The victim went to the hospital and died 3 days later. Time of lightning strike is estimated.||A thunderstorm had passed through the park and the victim along with a group of friends took refuge in a park restroom. After the rain stopped, the group went back outside. Lightning struck shortly thereafter, striking the ground near the victim and traveled along the wet grass, entering the victim's left foot. There was a hole in his left shoe and both his socks were burned off.
April 2006LightningWest Palm Beach1 killedA 65-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning while standing in his front yard talking to his neighbor.
August 2003LightningBoca Raton1 killedA 51-year-old man was killed by lightning as he walked from his car to his mailbox outside his home. It was raining moderately at the time.
August 2003LightningDelray Beach1 killedA 67-year old male was killed by lightning as he edged his yard.
August 2002LightningJupiter1 killedA 28-year old man working on a roof at the Admiral's Cove subdivision was struck by lightning and mortally injured. He was holding roof flashing and a metal tray when the lightning struck.. He was transported to the hospital where he died 9 days later.
February 2001Rip CurrentBoca Raton1 killedA 62-year old man drowned in a rip current along an unguarded section of Highland Beach. Winds were east at 20 to 25 mph.
July 2001Rip CurrentLantana1 killedA Lantana-resident drowned in a rip current while attempting to swim back to the beach.
October 1998Rip CurrentBoynton Beach1 killedStrong easterly winds resulted in rip currents. 20 year old man was last seen surfing but time of drowning is unknown. Lifeguards reported several rescues.
July 1997LightningWest Palm Beach1 killed34 year old male struck by lightning shortly after getting out of his car at his residence on stoneway lane.
October 1997Rip CurrentManalapan1 killedswimmer caught in current near 2000 s . ocean blvd.
June 1999LightningBoca Raton1 killedno account filed
February 1997Rip CurrentOcean Ridge1 killedno account filed
November 1996Rip Current860 S Ocean Blvd1 killedno account filed
August 2003Tornado (F1)Palm Beach Gardens28 hurt, $80,000,000A SKYWARN spotter sighted a funnel cloud that touched down near North Lake Boulevard and North Military Trail. The tornado moved south through the Garden Walk Mobile Home Park then turned southeast and crossed I-95, overturning a semi-tractor trailer. The tornado proceeded east through Riviera Beach damaging the roofs of many houses and businesses. Twenty-eight persons suffered minor injuries, 58 homes were destroyed, 21 homes suffered major damage and 150 homes had minor damage. Several cars and trucks were overturned and damage was estimated at $70-80 million.
October 1964Tornado (F2)not stated22 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1996LightningPahokee9 hurtno account filed
October 2024Tornado (EF3)Loxahatchee7 hurt, $81,350,000A tornado originated in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, where there was an observed radar-based circulation and a video of a tornado captured in this area from western Delray Beach. The tornado moved north-northeast, eventually affecting several western Palm Beach County communities. A National Weather Service survey identified the southernmost surveyed point in the Rustic Ranches section of Wellington where a double-wide mobile home on Deer Path Lane was left practically unrecognizable, rated as an EF-3 at this location with 7 injuries reported. The tornado tracked north-northeast over the far western portion of Wellington, across the Lakefield West, Meadowwood, and Binks Forest communities, where EF-1 and EF-2 damage was noted to homes and trees. The tornado crossed Southern Boulevard/US Highway 98, then continued north-northeast across Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage where EF-1 to isolated EF-2 damage was observed to homes, trees, and outbuildings. The tornado intensified as it approached Northlake Boulevard on the north end of The Acreage, then did its most considerable damage in the Avenir community of Palm Beach Gardens. At the beginning of this community, a large portion of the roof collapsed of a Publix supermarket building which was recently completed and set to open in the near future, and rated EF-3. Considerable structural damage rated EF-2 and EF-3, including heavy roof damage, impact-resistant windows which were shattered and blown in, and vehicles lifted and moved at least 100 yards were observed. The tornado then moved just west but very close to North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport, where a wind gust of 92 mph from the south-southwest was measured at the AWOS around 4:10 PM EST. The tornado crossed Bee Line Highway/SR 710 where tree damage was observed, then entered Jupiter Farms where EF-1 to EF-2 damage was noted to trees, outbuildings, and power poles. Footage from a Florida Turnpike highway camera showed the tornado moving north past Jupiter Farms to the Martin County line, where it continued north for a short distance. The tornado was rated a EF-3 with a path width of 200-300 yards for much of the track, with only a few places where the circulation may have briefly lifted. There were 15 structures destroyed, and 321 with minor to major damage with a total of $81.35 million in damage.
December 1986Tornado (F1)not stated7 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 2004Rip CurrentPalm Beach6 hurtA dozen people were caught in a rip current at Sunset Avenue Beach. The people were rescued but eight of them were transported to the hospital.
October 1964Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1958Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 1964Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
October 1964Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
March 2016LightningBoca Raton3 hurtLightning struck three firefighters in the backyard of a home in the 3100 block of NW 27 Avenue in the Strathmore subdivision in Boca Raton. The victims were standing under an overhang over the home when lightning struck. All three firefighters were knocked off their feet and one was thrown 15 feet in the air and suffered a seizure. Two sustained minor injuries, including hearing problems. Time is estimated.
August 2008LightningOcean Ridge3 hurtAround 5:30 PM a trooper from the Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a crash on interstate 95 in Palm Beach County when he was struck by lightning. The trooper was able to radio for help and was taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital along with two other people who were involved in the crash. All three people injured by the strike were later released by the hospital.
July 1997LightningTequesta3 hurtthree male workers (ages...54,21 and 35) were working on the roof of a townhouse in tequesta oaks when a bolt of lightning struck nearby. they were taken to nearby hospitals for observation. in suburban lake worth a tree was struck by lightning resulting in a small fire.
August 1983Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
November 1968Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 2022Tornado (EF2)Boca Raton2 hurtA strong tornado affected portions of Boca Raton and unincorporated Delray Beach on the evening of September 27th, 2022. The beginning of the identified damage was at the Florida Atlantic University Campus in Boca Raton, where siding was torn off of a |building. Doppler radar showed evidence of strong rotation along the track, however damage reports are unavailable for the remainder of the Boca Raton portion of the track. EF-0 damage was noted at the American Heritage School just south of Linton Blvd where trees were uprooted and fences were damaged. ||The tornado intensified after crossing Linton Blvd and entered the Kings Point community. Considerable damage to condominium buildings, trees, and vehicles was noted. EF-1 and EF-2 damage was common in Kings Point. The roof was completely lifted off of a small two-story building complex, with an adjacent larger two-story building complex having about 25% of its roof lifted. Several palm trees were snapped at the middle, and one of the snapped palm trees crashed into a second story|unit and tore a large hole into the wall. A few cars were flipped and moved, and many large tree branches were snapped at the top of the tree canopies. ||In Kings Point, 2 people were injured in their homes when their roof collapsed. One person was rescued from her bathroom after her roof collapsed. A total of about 30 people were evacuated. ||Just north of the Kings Point community, large tree branches were broken off trees at a Home Depot parking lot at Jog Road and Atlantic Avenue. The tornado continued north of Atlantic Avenue and entered the Villages of Oriole where EF-1 damage was observed to a few homes, mainly in the form of roof uplift and loss of roof covering/shingles. The tornado lifted in the area of Jog Road and N. Oriole Blvd.
July 2005LightningJupiter2 hurtTwo boys, ages 15 and 16, were knocked unconscious while standing under a tree in the woods, next to a canal. The 15-year-old was struck in the head and suffered cardiac arrest, but later recovered. It was just beginning to rain at the time.
August 2004LightningWellington2 hurtIn two separate incidents, women were struck by lightning while in parking lots. One woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
June 1980Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
September 1999LightningWest Palm Beach1 hurt, $50,000no account filed
June 1996LightningBelle Glade1 hurt, $50,000no account filed
March 1982Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1978Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
February 2008Thunderstorm WindLake Park Arpt1 hurt, $5,000Thunderstorm winds produced damage at the Moroso Motor Sports Park on BeeLine Highway in North Central Palm Beach County. An awning was blown off a trailer, and a man was injured when a 400-500 pound water barrel struck him. Damage was also done to a truck on site.
June 2008LightningTequesta1 hurt, $3,000A car was struck by lightning while driving on I-95 in northern Palm Beach County between Indiantown and Donald Ross roads. A female passenger was taken to the hospital for precationary measures. The vehicle was inoperable, likely due to electrical damage caused by the lightning strike.
January 1987Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
August 2019LightningPalm Beach Gardens1 hurtBroadcast media reports a man was critically injured due to a lightning strike. He was injured while walking his dog in Lake Park. The man was transported to a local hospital.
July 2017LightningWestgate1 hurtMany reports of a man being shocked while shutting a gate that was struck by lightning at the 100 block of Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Time is based on archived lightning data which showed 2 strikes very close to the location.
September 2016LightningWellington1 hurtA local newspaper reported a man was struck by lightning in Wellington in Palm Beach County. The incident occured in the 15000 block of Sunnyland Lane. The man was taken to a local trauma center for treatment.
September 2015LightningWestgate1 hurtA woman working at Palm Beach International Airport was apparently struck by lightning on the tarmac and was taken to the hospital. Lightning data from the National Lightning Detection Network showed a lightning strike at the airport at the reported time of the emergency call.
July 2014LightningBoca Raton1 hurtA young woman was injured by a lightning strike in suburban Boca Raton. She was standing in a puddle when lightning struck nearby and felt the shock to her body. She was released from the hospital a short time later.
July 2014LightningDelray Beach1 hurtA person was rushed to the hospital with traumatic injuries after being struck by lightning in Boca Country Club.
July 2014LightningWestgate1 hurtA man was shocked on a ramp at Atlantic Aviation at Palm Beach International Airport when lightning struck nearby. The man fell to the ground and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
June 2013Tornado (EF1)Wellington1 hurtAn EF-1 tornado tracked almost due north in the Acreage community of north central Palm Beach County. The tornado moved across a suburban, residential community just west of 130th Path North between 69th St. North and 87th St. North. Several homes sustained minor to moderate roof damage, mainly in the form of shingles and roof covering torn off. A couple of homes sustained more substantial rood damage with partial uplift of roofs. Numerous trees were uprooted or sheared off near the trunk, along with plenty of large branches broken or split from the main trunk. Trees damaged consisted primarily of Oaks, Slash Pines and Palms. Flying debris from trees resulted in broken windows in several homes.||One serious injury required hospitalization in a home on 76th Road North. An 85-year old woman was injured when she was struck by flying debris from a large Oak tree which broke through her bedroom window. One home sustained damage to the garage door, causing the door to blow in and leading to the roof being completely punctured above the garage. A few vehicles were moved from their original locations and a 30-foot boat was flipped on its side.
July 2010LightningDelray Beach1 hurtLightning struck a man in his late 20s in Delray Beach on Old Germantown Road at around 9pm local time. The man was taken to the hospital and appeared to be in stable condition.
August 2010LightningFlorida Gardens1 hurtA teen was fishing at a lake near Lake Worth Road and the Turnpike in the Vista Pines Community when he was struck by lightning. A man witnessed the teen being struck and rushed to help. When arriving at the scene the teen was not breathing, bleeding out the nose, and burned, but he was revived and then rushed to Delray Medical Center where he was able to move his extremities and was later able to talk.||The boy was expected to recover from his injuries.
September 2010LightningTequesta1 hurtLightning struck a man at Frenchman's Bend in Palm Beach Gardens. He was taken to the front office by some landscapers where he was then taken to Saint Mary's Medical Center by emergency crews. He was in stable condition.
June 2010LightningJupiter1 hurtA 19-year-old woman was shocked by a lightning strike which struck about 25 feet from her home's driveway as she was outside loading clothes into a vehicle. The woman was 8 months pregnant. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and was released the same day.
August 2009LightningTequesta1 hurtA Jupiter Heights resident loaded his truck as he prepared to go to work about 7AM. The man was then struck in the head and thrown about 10 feet. The bolt also burned an egg shaped hole in his hat.
June 2009Lightning(Pbi)Palm Beach Arpt1 hurtLightning struck the roof of a house and ignited a fire, injuring a resident of the home.

Mines and quarries

23 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 23 workings inside this county. 14 still produce and 9 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken11
Sand6
Limestone, General4
Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Calcium1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gilbert Pit #134CalciumProducer
Palm Beach County MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bergeron Land Development - Bergeron PitLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Gkk, Inc. Palm Beach Aggregates,Inc.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Griffin Brothers - Terrytown Number 2Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Southern Sand and Stone - Number 2Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Bell Engineering - Bell Farms PitSandProducer
Griffin Brothers - Rock Quarry Number 2SandProducer
Hardrives Co, - Loxahatchee RoadSandProducer
Hardrives Co. - Knollbroke PitSandProducer
Loxahatchee Enterprises - Loxahatchee MineSandUnknownSand
Ryan, Inc. - Lox Road MineSandUnknownSand
Bell Farms Shell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dubois Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Golden Lakes PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lantan Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Loxahatchee Enterprises Inc.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Okeechobee PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Peanut Island Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rabbit Island Rock DivisionStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rock Pit #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
South Bay Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Southeast MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

134

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.