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Byrd, Florida

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hastings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32145. It stands on Sixteenmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spuds quadrangle.

Byrd 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 Byrd, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Byrd, surveyed 1937

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

159 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Byrd between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,054 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 29 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
Natural39
Arson/incendiarism29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use15
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking1

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
17 September 2008Natural4.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF HUTCHSON
15 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWF CARPENTER AVE., FLAGLER EST
7 August 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF CEDAR FORD
3 August 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFlorida Forest Service305 FIRE 2 (55)
3 August 2014Power generation/transmission/distribution3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service305 FIRE 1 (55)
23 August 1993Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceYEAGER (55)
20 August 1997Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Johns County

Storms near this place

8 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Byrd in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015LightningByrd$500A lightning strike caused a fire after it struck at tree on Hub Bailey Road. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindByrd$200A trained spotter relayed a report of a small oak tree snapped at the base on their property near Cracker Swamp Rd and Barrel Factory Rd. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.
May 2025Funnel CloudByrd-A funnel cloud lasted about 2 minutes near Cracker Swamp Road.
August 2025Heavy RainByrd-A FAWN network station STNF1 near Hastings FL measured 3.42 inches from around 9:15 pm to 11:00 pm.
December 2023Funnel CloudByrd-A spotter reported a funnel cloud near Cracker Swamp Road south of Hastings.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindByrd-Trees were blown down in Hastings. Spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindByrd-A few trees were blown down in Flagler Estates in southern St. Johns county.
May 2011HailByrd-Quarter size hail was reported near Cracker Swamp Road.

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
San Buenaventura (historical)1.6 miles13
Gopher Ridge2.6 miles13
Hastings3.7 miles16
Spuds4.3 miles13
Armstrong5.9 miles12
Elkton7.5 miles12
Saybrook9.5 miles14
Dupont Center9.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307902. 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.