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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.

Bakersville within St. Johns County

Then and now

1937 to 1981

The 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 sheet of Bakersville, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Bakersville, surveyed 1937

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

161 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural62
Equipment and vehicle use18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Debris and open burning16
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Arson/incendiarism13
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking4
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1994Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 September 1994Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWF-55-DEN STREET
5 August 2011Natural7.3 acresFlorida Forest ServicePACETTI DIRT MOUND (55)
4 August 1999Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.8 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF SIX MILE SWAMP
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Johns County

Storms near this place

33 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBakersville$2,000Large trees down. Unconfirmed reports of a tornado.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBakersville$2,000Large trees were blown down.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBakersville$1,000St. Johns county fire department reported that a tree was down at the intersection of CR 208 and CR 13.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBakersville$500Large trees were blown down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBakersville-Wind damage impacted barns, a roof, and powerlines. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindBakersville-Trees were snapped and fell on 13A north of Molasses Junction. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBakersville-A power line and power pole were blown down on top of a tractor. The time of damage was based on radar.
March 2022Heavy RainBakersville-A spotter measured a daily rainfall total of 4 inches.
February 2021Tornado (EF0)Bakersville-A tornado briefly touched down south of Bakersville near County Road 13A. There were tree limbs down near Molasses Junction.
February 2021HailBakersville-Quarter to dime size hail was reported near Wynwood Ranch.
February 2021Funnel CloudBakersville-A rain wrapped funnel cloud was reported near State Road 13A.
June 2021FloodBakersville-A spotter reported the intersection of State Road 16 and International Golf Parkway had about 3-4 inches of water covering it.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBakersville-Power lines were blown down near the corner of Silo Road and Pacetti Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBakersville-A tree was blown down onto a power line at 2225 Pacetti Road.
April 2018HailBakersville-Hail 3 inches in diameter was reported 1.5 miles south of Pacetti Road and State Road 16.
April 2018HailBakersville-Numerous reports of ping-pong ball sized hail were reported in World Golf Village, Murabella, Pacetti Bay Middle School and Sumara Lakes.
April 2018HailBakersville-Large hail was reported in the Murabella subdivision.
May 2013HailBakersville-Hail was reported at State Road 16 and International Golf Parkway.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBakersville-Power lines were blown down on Church Road northwest of St. Augustine per the county 911 center.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBakersville-A spotter reported winds of 60 mph and dime size hail which lasted 10 minutes near Bakersville.
May 2011HailBakersville-Near golf ball size hail was reported at Palms Plus. No damage was reported.
May 2011HailBakersville-Penny size hail was observed in Bakersville.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindBakersville-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 2008Tornado (EF0)Bakersville-Law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground north northeast of Hastings.
September 2004Funnel CloudBakersville-Hurricane "Frances"Funnel cloud in Mill Creek area.
June 2001LightningBakersville-Brush fire.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBakersville-no account filed
March 2005HailBakersville-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindBakersville-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindBakersville-no account filed
September 2004Tornado (F0)Bakersville-no account filed
March 2003HailBakersville-no account filed
April 2003HailBakersville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Johns County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pocotalaco (historical)3.2 miles13
Saint Johns3.5 miles13
Molasses Junction3.8 miles12
Meldrim Park3.9 miles13
Lane Landing4.7 miles13
San Nicolas Tolentino (historical)4.9 miles13
Bass Haven5.2 miles13
Picolata5.4 miles13

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.