Anastasia, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Augustine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32080. It stands on Quarry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Augustine quadrangle.
Then and now
1937 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Anastasia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarterslisted 1981 · 0.1 miles away
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Historic Districtlisted 1992 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1937 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Anastasia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,057 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 33 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WINN DIXIE (55) |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAN SEBASTIAN (55) |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | N. WASHINGTON ST. (55) |
| 19 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Anastasia: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mclead Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anastasia in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 3 heavy rain, 1 rip current. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Lightning | Anastasia | 1 killed | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Rip Current | Anastasia | 1 killed | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Lightning | Anastasia | $100,000 | The 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. |
| May 2016 | Lightning | Anastasia | $10,000 | Lightning struck 3 cars and set one on fire in downtown St. Augustine. Time of damage was based on the National Lightning Detection Network Data. Cost of damage was estimated. |
| September 2007 | Flood | Anastasia | $2,000 | Roads were flooded in downtown St. Augustine as well as in St. Augustine Shores. Cars had to be abandoned due to high water on roadways. Cost of damage was estimated. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anastasia | $1,000 | A photo of a palm tree down on a power line on Anastasia Island was shared via social media. Time estimated via radar. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anastasia | $500 | An oak tree was blown down across the road. There was a lot of heavy rainfall and saturated ground in the area. The cost of damage was estimated for Storm Data. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Anastasia | - | A personal weather station Alcazar Street, Davis Shores, St. Augustine - KFLSTAUG1308 measured 2.03 inches of rain within an hour. Rain began around 130 PM. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Anastasia | - | A public weather station about 2 miles NW of St Augustine Beach measured 3.31 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| October 2016 | Heavy Rain | Anastasia | - | Daily rainfall of 5.06 inches measured. |
| January 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Anastasia | - | A funnel cloud was reported over the water east of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anastasia | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at County Road 208 and Pacetti Road. Two structures were also damaged, but no injuries were reported. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anastasia | - | A severe storm tracked southeast across northern St. Johns county and downed numerous trees. At 1105 am local time, portions of U.S. Highway 1 were closed due to downed trees. Around 1110 am local time, power went out in the Patter Chase area due to downed trees and power lines. Around 1115 am local time, a spotter reported estimated wind gusts to 60 mph near the 1400 block of U.S. Highway 1 South in St. Augustine. The post office in Hastings also reported trees down around this time. At 1122 am, the St. Augustine C-Man station measured a 69 mph wind gust. Trees were blown down through 1130 am across St. Augustine and one fell on a home and damaged the roof on Gerona Road. A spotter reported numerous trees down along Vail Point Road about 5 miles south of St. Augustine in the Moultrie Subdivision around 1130 am. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Anastasia | - | The public reported quarter size hail near the St. Augustine Airport. At the same time, a spotter near the airport reported 1.25 inch hail near the airport that lasted for 5 minutes. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Shores | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Augustine | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Nombre de Dios (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Vilano Beach | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Moultrie Junction | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Augustine Beach | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| El Rey Residential Court | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Coquina Gables | 3.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540356 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307871. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






