Bakersville, Florida
12 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 32092. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bakersville 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 Bakersville 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 Bakersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Bakersville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 961 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 13 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 | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF-55-DEN STREET |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 7.3 acres | Florida Forest Service | PACETTI DIRT MOUND (55) |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF SIX MILE SWAMP |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bakersville in 33 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 tornado, 2 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | $2,000 | Large trees down. Unconfirmed reports of a tornado. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | $2,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | $1,000 | St. Johns county fire department reported that a tree was down at the intersection of CR 208 and CR 13. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | Wind damage impacted barns, a roof, and powerlines. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | Trees were snapped and fell on 13A north of Molasses Junction. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | A power line and power pole were blown down on top of a tractor. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2022 | Heavy Rain | Bakersville | - | A spotter measured a daily rainfall total of 4 inches. |
| February 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Bakersville | - | A tornado briefly touched down south of Bakersville near County Road 13A. There were tree limbs down near Molasses Junction. |
| February 2021 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Quarter to dime size hail was reported near Wynwood Ranch. |
| February 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Bakersville | - | A rain wrapped funnel cloud was reported near State Road 13A. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Bakersville | - | A spotter reported the intersection of State Road 16 and International Golf Parkway had about 3-4 inches of water covering it. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | Power lines were blown down near the corner of Silo Road and Pacetti Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line at 2225 Pacetti Road. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Hail 3 inches in diameter was reported 1.5 miles south of Pacetti Road and State Road 16. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Numerous reports of ping-pong ball sized hail were reported in World Golf Village, Murabella, Pacetti Bay Middle School and Sumara Lakes. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Large hail was reported in the Murabella subdivision. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Hail was reported at State Road 16 and International Golf Parkway. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | Power lines were blown down on Church Road northwest of St. Augustine per the county 911 center. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | A spotter reported winds of 60 mph and dime size hail which lasted 10 minutes near Bakersville. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Near golf ball size hail was reported at Palms Plus. No damage was reported. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bakersville | - | Penny size hail was observed in Bakersville. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | A spotter reported two trees and a lot of debris blown down near the intersection of County Road 208 and State Road 13A in Bakersville. The time was based on radar. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Bakersville | - | Law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground north northeast of Hastings. |
| September 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Bakersville | - | Hurricane "Frances"Funnel cloud in Mill Creek area. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Bakersville | - | Brush fire. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Bakersville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocotalaco (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Johns | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Molasses Junction | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Meldrim Park | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lane Landing | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| San Nicolas Tolentino (historical) | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bass Haven | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Picolata | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307877. 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.






