Boulogne, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Callahan-Hilliard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32046. It stands on Pigeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boulogne quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 71 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Boulogne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Boulogne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,518 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 59 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SILVER TRAIL (45) |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRACY ROAD (45) |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LAKE HAMPTON RD (45) |
| 18 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOLAN RD (45) |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 45 PROSPECT LANDING 2010-07-0486 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Boulogne: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, REE, Titanium, Zirconium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkston Concentrator | REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium | Past Producer | ||
| Humphreys Mining Co. - Boulogne Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Past Producer | Ilmenite, Rutile, Monazite, Zircon | |
| Stuart Tract Mine | Producer | |||
| Trenncor Mine | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boulogne in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down near the intersection of Yellow Bluff Road and State Road 121. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Boulogne | - | An EF1 tornado with peak winds of 93 mph moved northeast across northwest Nassau County during the predawn hours. Initially, EF0 wind damage included large broken tree branches occurred near the start of the track just west of Highway 301 near the town of Boulougne near the intersection of Karma Way. The tornado continued to track east-northeast toward the Little St. Marys River producing additional EF0 damage including tree damage with some likely rear-flank downdraft straight line wind damage noted along Conner Cutoff Road. The tornado reached peak EF1 intensity at is crossed the intersection of Conner Cutoff where trees were uprooted and large tree trunks were snapped. A single wide manufactured home had considerable wind damage which included the metal roof partially torn-off and lofted about 20 yards. The tornado lifted just east of Murrhee Road where EF0 damage to trees was noted in a swamp. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Boulogne | - | Ping-pong size hail was reported near Hilliard. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | - | A tin roof was blown off of an out-building by strong winds near Boulogne. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | - | Power lines were blown down near Conner Nelson Road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Boulogne | - | Quarter size hail occurred between 415 pm and 430 pm. Many cars had to pull off of the road along U.S. Highway 1. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | - | About 5 trees were blown down onto power lines along State Road 121 and Lake Hampton Road northwest of Hilliard. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | - | Pine tree blown across power lines. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulogne | - | 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.
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 Boulogne | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4949702 | 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 279280. 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.








