Araquey, 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 32095. It stands on Indian 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.


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
247 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Araquey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,299 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 23 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 | 78 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 15 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Araquey: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns Co. Rd. and Bridge - Woodlawn Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Araquey in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Araquey | $1,000 | St. Johns county 911 call center reported power lines down along Bay Street and Bruyn Street. Time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Araquey | - | A private weather station located northwest of St. Augustine measured 2.4 inches of rainfall from around 1:30 am to 2:45 am. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Araquey | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Araquey | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the county jail along Old Lewis Speedway. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Araquey | - | A tree was blown down on a power line along Woodlawn Road. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Araquey | - | Daily measured rainfall since midnight was 3.24 inches. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Araquey | - | A home weather station measured 2.65 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| January 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Araquey | - | A funnel cloud was reported about two miles north of Highway 312 in St. Augustine. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Usina Beach | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Casa Cola | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| El Rey Residential Court | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vilano Beach | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Nombre de Dios (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Augustine | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Moultrie Junction | 3.8 miles | 13 |
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 Q122562598 | 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 307875. 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.






