Berkeley, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Hernando Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34606. The Survey maps it on the Weeki Wachee Spring quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
On record in Berkeley
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Sinclair Service Stationlisted 2020 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Weeki Wachee Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Weekiwachee Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
242 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Berkeley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,428 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 44 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | POND (27) |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 27-GOLD STAR-0954 |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | 80 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | BUSH MILLS (27) |
| 10 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | 12 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 Berkeley: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman Constr. - Aripeka Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berkeley in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley | $13,000 | Broadcast media confirmed a weather related fatality on Evenglow Avenue near Hyacinth Lane in Spring Hill when a vehicle crashed into a power pole downed by a fallen tree, causing the car to catch on fire, and the occupant was electrocuted when they stepped on a live power line as they attempted to exit the vehicle. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Berkeley | $10,000 | County Sheriffs Office reported a tree was struck by lightning and fell on a house on Allwood Street. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley | $1,000 | Hernando County Sheriff's Office posted a video on social media detailing damage to a gas station in Spring Hill. Time estimated from radar. |
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley | - | Gas station awning partially pealed back. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley | - | A trained spotter reported multiple six to eight inch tree limbs down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Berkeley | - | Penny size hail was reported in Spring Hill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeki Wachee | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Weeki Wachee Acres | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Weekiwachee Woodlands | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Weekiwachee Gardens | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Timber Pines | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Willow Sink | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Weeki Wachee Gardens | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278503. 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.







