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Bostwick, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32177. The Survey maps it on the Bostwick quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level.

Bostwick within Putnam County

Then and now

1947 to 1991

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 Bostwick, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Bostwick, surveyed 1947

Compare 1947 against another survey:

On record in Bostwick

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

275 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Bostwick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,506 acres in total. 105 started naturally. 21 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
Natural105
Missing data/not specified/undetermined49
Equipment and vehicle use35
Debris and open burning26
Railroad operations and maintenance21
Arson/incendiarism21
Recreation and ceremony8
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Other causes1

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
3 September 1994Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2018Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBRIDGEPORT RD (54)
20 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 1999Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePALMETTO(54)
19 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/MILLICAN RD FIRE
18 September 2016Natural49 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFOREST CREEK 2 (54)
14 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/RUN AWAY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bostwick: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Green Cove Springs DepositTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, ThoriumProducer1969, 1972, 1986

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

29 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bostwick in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 lightning, 2 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 1 injury. 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
September 2023LightningBostwick1 killed, 1 hurtA 16-year-old female died of her injuries after being struck by lightning while hunting with her father near Bostwick. Both were sheltering under a tree when storms approached. Lightning struck the tree, knocking both unconscious. The teen was hospitalized, but she passed away 2 days later.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBostwick1 killed, $20,000Bass boat would not start as thunderstorm approached and was taken under tow by a pontoon boat. Bass boat filled with water and sank. Victim could not be located due to low visibility, wind and waves. Victim was not wearing a life jacket.
February 1996Tornado (F0)Bostwick1 killed, $20,000no account filed
June 2004LightningBostwick$100,000no account filed
January 1999Tornado (F0)Bostwick$35,000Four mobile homes with minor damage, one with major. Tornado was weak, and mainly at tree top level. Continue into St. Johns County.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindBostwick$15,000Several homes damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindBostwick$15,000Downbust. Porch roof ripped off a home along HWY 17. Trees were broken off and twisted.
June 1998LightningBostwick$2,500Wildfire.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindBostwick$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindBostwick$1,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBostwick$500Large limbs and power lines were blown down at the end of Palmetto Bluff Road.
September 2025Funnel CloudBostwick-A brief funnel cloud was spotted near Bostwick.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBostwick-Trees were blown down onto power lines which caused widespread power outages.
December 2018FloodBostwick-Roads were closed including El Prato at Palmetto Bluff Road due to minor flooding.
April 2014HailBostwick-Penny size hail was reported.
June 2012HailBostwick-Penny size hail was reported south of Bostwick along U.S. 17.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBostwick-Numerous trees were blown down across West Tocoi Road and the CSS train track near East U.S. Highway 17.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBostwick-Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts along a rural road off of U.S. Highway 17, about 3 miles south of Bostwick.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBostwick-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down about 8 miles north of Palatka.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindBostwick-Power lines were blown down in Bostwick.
May 2017Funnel CloudBostwick-no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindBostwick-no account filed
June 2004LightningBostwick-no account filed
March 2003HailBostwick-no account filed
June 2001HailBostwick-no account filed
August 2001HailBostwick-no account filed
April 1999HailBostwick-no account filed
August 1998HailBostwick-no account filed
June 1998HailBostwick-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Putnam 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
Teasdale2.6 miles17
Bridgeport3.8 miles13
Clay Landing4.0 miles13
Fairview4.7 miles16
Rice Creek5.1 miles17
Federal Point5.2 miles16
Grandview5.5 miles16
Cypress Point5.8 miles16

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 BostwickAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4948314The 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 279266. 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.