Armstrong, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hastings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32033. The Survey maps it on the Elkton 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 12 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 Elkton quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Elkton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,143 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 821 |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF HUTCHSON |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BULL BAY (55) |
| 3 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 305 FIRE 2 (55) |
| 3 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 305 FIRE 1 (55) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armstrong in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on a home. A trampoline was blown into a nearby field. The time of event was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $1,000 | A storm chaser shared pictures of a tree down across FL 206 near Hamilton Ave. Time was estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | A personal Weather Station Camp Rankin Weather Station KFLELKTO13 reported 3.85 inches within the past hour. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | A personal Weather Station Tammy - KFLELKTO43 reported 3.07 inches of rainfall during the past hour. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | A personal Weather Station Tammy - KFLELKTO43 reported 3.91 inches of rainfall from 8:39 pm to 9:39 pm. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | The public measured 3.53 inches of rain in about 90 minutes near County Road 13 South near Elkton. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line off of County Road 13 South. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Armstrong | - | The roadway was flooded at State Road 13 and County Road 207. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | A power line was blown down east of Hastings along County Road 13 South. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkton | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Spuds | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Vermont Heights | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| San Buenaventura (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hastings | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Byrd | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Saybrook | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Molasses Junction | 6.6 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Armstrong | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4793899 | 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 307876. 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.
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.






