BlockBefore

St. Johns County, Florida

114 topographic sheets cover 66 settlements here, and 51 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

51 National Register listings published here, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
St. Johns County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 973 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 51 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 31 buildings, 12 districts, 5 sites, 2 structures and 1 object.
  • 15 of the 51 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 66 populated places in this county; 66 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

51

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
Abbott Tract Historic Districtdistrict198383001438
Alcazar Hotelbuilding197171001013
Avero Housebuilding197272001459
Bridge of Lionsstructure198282001040
Castillo de San Marcos National Monumentdistrict196666000062
Cathedral of St. Augustinebuilding197070000844
City of St. Augustine Miniature Golf Coursesite201414000953
Constitution Obeliskbuilding201212000364
Excelsior Schoolbuilding199191000979
Father Francisco Lopez Statueobject201212000317
Fort Matanzas NM Headquarters and Visitor Centerbuilding200808001245
Fort Matanzas National Monumentdistrict196666000098
Fountain of Youth Archeological Parkdistrict201616000361
Fullerwood Park Residential Historic Districtdistrict201010000767
Gonzalez-Alvarez Housebuilding197070000845
Grace United Methodist Churchbuilding197979003132
Hastings Community Centerbuilding200707000057
Hastings High Schoolbuilding200606000502
Henry S. O'Brien Estatebuilding2024100010928
Hotel Ponce De Leonbuilding197575002067
Lindsley Housebuilding197171001014
Llambias Housebuilding197070000846
Lodge and Hutbuilding2024100010155
Xavier Lopez Housebuilding199393000579
Marklandbuilding197878003080
Menendez Encampment Sitesite201616000295
Arthur Milam Housebuilding201616000323
Model Land Company Historic Districtdistrict198383001439
Moultrie Churchbuilding201414000553
Nelmar Terrace Historic Districtdistrict201111000145
North City Historic Districtdistrict200909000778
O'Reilly Housebuilding197474002192
Old St. Johns County Jailbuilding198787001427
Record Buildingbuilding200606000315
Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez Housebuilding197171001015
Sanchez Homesteadbuilding200101001083
Sanchez Powder House Sitesite197272001461
Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factorybuilding199393000374
Spanish Coquina Quarriessite197272001462
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Historic Districtdistrict199292001232
St. Augustine Beach Hotel and Beachfrontdistrict2022100007284
St. Augustine Civic Centerbuilding200505000316
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Keeper's Quartersstructure198181000668
St. Augustine National Cemeterydistrict201616000271
St. Augustine Public Burying Groundsite2021100006756
St. Augustine Town Plan Historic Districtdistrict197070000847
St. Augustine Water Worksbuilding201413001134
Stanbury Cottagebuilding200808000966
Villa Zoraydabuilding199393001002
Horace Walker Housebuilding199898000026
Ximenez-Fatio Housebuilding197373002135

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, 1855 - View of St. Augustine, East Florida
Bird's-eye view (1855) - View of St. Augustine, East Florida. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

36 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 871 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 36 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-02, scale 1:20000
1969-07-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-02, scale 1:20000
1969-07-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-02, scale 1:20000
1969-07-02, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-03, scale 1:20000
1969-07-03, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:11950
1982-05-10, scale 1:11950. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:11950
1982-05-10, scale 1:11950. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:11950
1982-05-10, scale 1:11950. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:11950
1982-05-10, scale 1:11950. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1983-01-16, scale 1:15426
1983-01-16, scale 1:15426. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-03-07, scale 1:15000
1988-03-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-03-07, scale 1:15000
1988-03-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-03-07, scale 1:15000
1988-03-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-03-07, scale 1:15000
1988-03-07, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-12, scale 1:12000
2012-05-12, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-12, scale 1:12000
2012-05-12, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-12, scale 1:12000
2012-05-12, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2012-05-12, scale 1:12000
2012-05-12, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-01, scale 1:24000
1963-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-01, scale 1:24000
1963-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-01, scale 1:24000
1963-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-01, scale 1:24000
1963-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-01-05, scale 1:20500
1967-01-05, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-11-26, scale 1:80000
1977-11-26, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-02-13, scale 1:15000
1987-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-02-13, scale 1:15000
1987-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-02-13, scale 1:15000
1987-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1987-02-13, scale 1:15000
1987-02-13, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

34 stations, 13 gages

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

The 1950 census, district by district

37 districts

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

  • 55-1St. Augustine city, comprising Commissioner's Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: :St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits, San Marco Ave.; San Carlos Ave., San Carlos Ave. extended; San Sebastian River, City limits
  • 55-2St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by San Carlos Ave. extended, San Carlos Ave.; San Marco Ave.; Orange, Commissioner's District line; San Sebastian River
  • 55-3St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by City limits; San Sebastian River; Ward line; Ward line
  • 55-4St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 6 in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, San Sebastian River; King; Leonardi, Evergreen, Nesmith, Bruen, Masters Dr., Helen, City limits
  • 55-5St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 6 in Commissioner's District 2 Bounded by Helen, Masters Dr., Bruen; Nesmith, Evergreen, Leonardi; City limits; City limits
  • 55-6St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 6 in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by King; San Sebastian River; City limits; Leonardi
  • 55-7St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 4, excluding Florida School for Deaf and Dumb Bounded by City limits; City limits; May; San Ave.
  • 55-8Florida School for Deaf and Dumb (In St. Augustine city, Ward 1 Commissioner's District 4)
  • 55-9St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 1 in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Lay, City limits; City limits; Commissioner's District line, Matanzas River, Ward line; San Marco Ave.
  • 55-10St. Augustine city - That part comprising Ward 2 in Commissioner's District 4, excluding Bennett and Monson Hotels Bounded by Orange, Ward line; Matanzas River; Commissioner's District line, King; Cordova
  • 55-11Bennett Hotel (In St. Augustine city, Ward 2 Commissioner's District 4)
  • 55-12Monson Hotel (In St. Augustine city, Ward 2 Commissioner's District 4)
  • 55-13St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 5 in Commissioner's District 4, excluding Ponce de Leon Hotel Bounded by Orange; Cordova; King; San Sebastian River
  • 55-14Ponce de Leon Hotel (In St. Augustine city, Ward 5 Commissioner's District 4)
  • 55-15St. Augustine city - That part comprising Ward 3 in Commissioner's District 5, excluding Marion Hotel, Motherhouse and Novitiate of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and St. Joseph's Academy Bounded by King, Commissioner's District line; Matanzas River; City limits; Ward line, Cordova
  • 55-16Marion Hotel (In St. Augustine city, Ward 5 Commissioner's District 5)
  • 55-17Motherhouse and Novitiate of the Sisters of St. Joseph (In St. Augustine city, Ward 3 Commissioner's District 5)
  • 55-18St. Joseph's Academy (In St. Augustine city, Ward 3 Commissioner's District 5)
  • 55-19St. Augustine city - That part comprising Ward 4 in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Bridge; Cordova, Ward line; City limits; San Sebastian River
  • 55-20St. Augustine city - That part of Ward 5 in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by King; Cordova; Bridge; San Sebastian River
  • 55-21St. Augustine city - That part comprising Ward 7 in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; City limits; City limits; Matanzas River
  • 55-22Commissioner's District 1, outside St. Augustine city: Commissioner's District 1 - That part west of State Hwys. 16 and 210, north of State Hwy. 210 and east of U.S. Hwy. 1, excluding the Inn
  • 55-23N/A
  • 55-24Commissioner's District 1 - That part east of State Hwys. 16 and 210, south of State Hwy. 210 and west of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside St. Augustine city (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in St. Augustine city)
  • 55-25Commissioner's District 2, outside St. Augustine city: College Park, unincorporated: College Park, unincorporated - That part north of Florida East Coast Railway (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZA - 3C - 73)
  • 55-26College Park, unincorporated - That part south of Florida East Coast Railway (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZA - 3C - 73)
  • 55-27Commissioner's District 2 - That part north of Tocoi - St. Augustine Rd. extended and Tocoi - St. Augustine Rd., outside St. Augustine city and College Park, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZA - 3C - 73)
  • 55-28Commissioner's District 2 - That part south of Tocoi - St. Augustine Rd. extended and Tocoi - St. Augustine Rd., outside St. Augustine city and College Park, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CZA - 3C - 73) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 2 is in St. Augustine city)
  • 55-29Commissioner's District 3, outside St. Augustine city: Hastings town: Hastings town - That part southeast of State Rd. 14, St. Johns Ave. and east of Boulevard
  • 55-30Hastings town - That part northwest of State Rd. 14, St. Johns Ave. and west of Boulevard
  • 55-31ACommissioner's District 3 - That part north of State Hwy. 206 and east of Armstrong Rd., outside St. Augustine city
  • 55-31BCommissioner's District 3 - That part north of State Hwy. 206 and west of Armstrong Rd., outside Hastings town
  • 55-32ACommissioner's District 3 - That part south of State town Hwy. 206 and west of Florida East Coast Railway, outside Hastings
  • 55-32BCommissioner's District 3 - That part south of State Hwy. 206 and east of Florida East Coast Railway
  • 55-33Commissioner's District 4, outside St. Augustine city: Commissioner's District 4 - That part outside St. Augustine city, excluding Satellite Field
  • 55-34Satellite Field (In Commissioner's District 4) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in St. Augustine city)
  • 55-35Commissioner's District 5 - That part outside St. Augustine city (Remainder of Commissioner's District 5 is in St. Augustine city)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,724 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,724 of them, burning about 25,289 acres. 643 started naturally and 163 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural643
Equipment and vehicle use289
Missing data/not specified/undetermined193
Arson/incendiarism163
Debris and open burning121
Railroad operations and maintenance110
Misuse of fire by a minor104
Recreation and ceremony55
Power generation/transmission/distribution24
Smoking10
Fireworks9
Other causes3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,145 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 February 2011Equipment and vehicle use1,134 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF- 55 KELLER
15 June 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,071 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 June 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,025 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 June 1998Natural900 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 June 1998Natural548 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 June 2004Arson/incendiarism450 acresFlorida Forest ServiceYELVINGTON WF
22 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined440 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF-MATANZAS

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 789 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 789 reports for this county, causing 16 deaths, 31 injuries and about $7,500,490 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind334
Hail121
Heavy Rain92
Tornado66
Lightning54
Funnel Cloud46
Flood37
Flash Flood16
Rip Current14
Waterspout7
Wildfire1
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
October 2003Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killed23 year old foreign exchange student from India pulled into the surf around 3 pm EDT. WFO Jacksonville Surf Forecast indicated a "Moderate Risk of Rip Currents." Source of report St. Augustine Record.
March 2002Rip CurrentCrescent Beach1 killed42 Year old man attempted to rescue children and was caught in a rip current. Taken to Flagler Hospital and died on 03/25/02.
September 2002Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killedRussian foreign exchange student died in rip current.
October 2001Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killed11 year old girl caught in rip current drowned
May 1998Rip CurrentMarineland1 killedFort Matanzas
July 2005Rip CurrentVilano Beach1 killedno account filed
July 2005Rip CurrentPalm Vly1 killedno account filed
March 2005Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killedno account filed
July 2004LightningHastings1 killedno account filed
September 2004Rip CurrentSt Augustine1 killedno account filed
April 2001Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killedno account filed
September 2000LightningAnastasia1 killedno account filed
August 1999LightningSwitzerland1 killedno account filed
August 1998Rip CurrentCrescent Beach1 killedno account filed
May 1998Rip CurrentSt Augustine Beach1 killedno account filed
June 1996Rip CurrentAnastasia1 killedno account filed
April 1958Tornado (F3)not stated9 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1995Tornado (F2)Palatka5 hurt, $1,100,000A tornado touched town about five and a half miles west of Palatka travelled east northeast, lifting about one and a half miles northeast of Palatka. In Putnam County more than 200 building were damaged with 11 totally destroyed and over 150 vehicles were damaged. Winds were measured at 93 mph. In St Johns County, damage was confined mainly to trees downed. Damaged to buildings was mainly roof damage but several mobile homes were completely destroyed. Included in the damage was a hospital, community college and church.
April 1961Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
January 2010Thunderstorm WindDurbin2 hurtTwo construction workers were blown off of an overpass. Both men suffered minor injuries.
July 2025LightningSt Augustine Beach1 hurtThree individuals were struck by lightning at the Saint Augustine Beach Pier. Officials said an elderly man was transported in critical condition to a local trauma center and the other person was transported with minor injuries to a local hospital. All three survived.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Meldrim Park1 hurtJust before noon a supercell thunderstorm, embedded within |a larger squall line, generated a tornado that touched down in the|Trailmark and Samara Lakes neighborhoods. Radar data and damage |indicate that the tornado made an initial touchdown in a heavily |wooded area along County Road 13 North. The tornado rapidly moved |northeastward, reaching County Road 208 where a tree had been |snapped and fell onto an adjacent mobile home. Within the |Trailmark neighborhood, damage considered for the EF-1 rating |included destroyed fences, vinyl siding torn from residences, |roofing tiles and soffits damaged or torn from structures, |several broken windows, and destroyed screened-in patio areas. The|tornado reached peak intensity in the Trailmark neighborhood with|maximum estimated speed of 100 mph. The 6.7 mile long track ended|northeast of the the Samara Lakes neighborhood where similar |damage occurred. NWS survey results revealed the tornado reached |its widest point of 310 yards in the Samara Lakes neighborhood. |There was one minor injury associated with this tornado event.
July 2023LightningFruit Cove1 hurtA teenager under a tree was injured by a lightning strike in Switzerland. The time of injury was based on radar and lightning data.
August 2022LightningHilden1 hurtA male was struck by lightning and transported to the local hospital with burn injuries.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindFruit Cove1 hurtA tree was blown down onto a vehicle which caused a minor injury.
May 2016LightningCrescent Beach1 hurtA citizen was standing on a balcony in a residential section between Butler Beach and Crescent Beach and was struck by lightning. The victim was in critical condition at the hospital.
October 2012LightningVilano Beach1 hurtA 39 year old male was struck by lightning while flying a kite in a metal harness with his son. There was light rain at the time, then the first observed lightning strike struck the man. CPR was administered at the scene, then he was transported to the hospital where has was in stable condition that night.
January 2011LightningSampson Church1 hurtA 62 year old make golfer was struck by lightning on the 8th hole of the St. Johns Golf and Country Club golf course. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. The time of the event was approximated.
March 2009LightningPicolata1 hurtA 17 year old man was struck by lightning at 1512 Dahlgreen Street. He was treated at the scene by Fire-Rescue and then transported to Baptist South Hospital. During the storm the young man ran outside to bring his dogs in from the storm, when he was struck by lightning.
July 1998WildfireSt Augustine1 hurt10,440 acres, 8 homes and three businesses destoyed
August 1997Rip CurrentCrescent Beach1 hurtWomen, 36
August 2003LightningVilano Beach1 hurtno account filed
August 2003LightningVilano Beach1 hurtno account filed
March 2022Thunderstorm WindSt Augustine Beach$1,000,000A St. Johns county official reported a power line was down at the intersection of 3rd street and A1A. Powerline was likely downed by winds from a thunderstorm to the south.
September 2001Flash FloodCountywide$900,000TS Gabrielle. NWS CO-OP observer network reported storm totals of 9.26 inches at Hastings and 6.51 inches in St. Augustine. Numerous roads were closed.
June 2004LightningPonte Vedra$750,000no account filed
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Elkton$500,000A barn was severely damaged at Jen-Sar Farms and Produce store. A large barn was destroyed with noticeable debris lofted into nearby structures. A large tree was snapped at its base and fell on a mobile home causing significant damage by splitting the unit in two. Multiple trees were uprooted and fell on a boat near Elkton. The cost of damage was estimated, and is likely underestimated.
July 2016LightningSampson Church$250,000Lightning caused a house fire in the St. Johns Forest subdivision. Lighting struck the chimney on Flores Way, and the fire caused a total loss of the home. Electronics and appliances of two nearby homes were also damaged. The cost of damage was estimated, but unknown.
May 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1975Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1973Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
February 1971Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 2011LightningHastings$100,000Lightning caused a house fire along Morrison Road. The home was severely damaged, and the cost of damage was estimated.
September 2007LightningPonte Vedra Beach$100,000A house fire occurred in Ponte Vedra due to a lightning strike. The cost of damage was estimated.
September 2007LightningAnastasia$100,000The 911 center had damage to some consoles due to a lightning strike. Around the same time, a house fire was started in St. Augustine from a lightning strike. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2006LightningPonte Vedra Beach$100,000no account filed
August 2005LightningPonte Vedra$100,000no account filed
September 2004Tornado (F0)Dupont Centre$80,000Hurricane "Frances"F0 tornado damage to homes along highway 13 vicinity in Flagler Estates in southern St. Johns county. St. Johns EMA assisted with damage assessment.
September 2023Tornado (EF0)Riverdale$75,000The public reported a landspout near Molasses Junction. Images were shared showing roof damage to the sheet metal and wooden structure pf a horse stable and an outdoor toilet blown over. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Durbin$60,000Hurricane "Frances"F0 tornado damage to homes near State Road 13 North between Roberts Road and Greenbriar Road. Dollar damage estimate from St. Johns County EMA.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindSt Augustine$50,000Four boats were overturned. One was 35 feet.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindPonte Vedra$50,000More than a dozen large trees were snapped off by the wind on Creek's Edge Court in Sawgrass Players Club. Several homes were damaged by falling trees and wind.
September 2004Tornado (F0)St Augustine$50,000no account filed
September 1999Flash FloodCountywide$35,000Numerous street and homes were flooded .
June 2021LightningSampson$30,000A lightning fire caused damage at the Legends Condo complex in the World Golf Village. A portion of the roof had severe fire damage. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data. It is likely a gross underestimate of damage.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHastings$25,000Six homes with roof damage.
June 1995Tornado (F0)St. Augustine$25,000One mobile home destroyed, and 20 others damaged. Most of the destruction was around Deer Run Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted.
April 1996Tornado (F0)St Augustine Arpt$25,000no account filed
April 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken2
Titanium-Heavy Minerals1
Sand1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mineral City Placer, Pontra VedraTitanium-Heavy MineralsProducerZircon, Kyanite, Rutile, Ilmenite
St. Johns Co. Rd. and Bridge - Woodlawn PitSandProducer
Anastasia Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mclead Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

66

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

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

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.