Carraway, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Interlachen-Florahome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32177. It stands on Palmetto Branch. The Survey maps it on the Baywood quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1915 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Baywood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Interlachen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Baywood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
261 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 261 fires within 5 miles of Carraway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,049 acres in total. 89 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | RICE CREEK(54) |
| 2 September 2013 | Natural | 140 acres | Florida Forest Service | GREENCAMP (54) |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM-SELMA FIRE |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM -NORMANS FIRE |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM - STEPHEN FIRE |
| 17 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 309C (54) |
| 12 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/JOHNS RD FIRE |
| 1 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carraway in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | $20,000 | Two pickup trucks damaged. Large trees were blown down. One porch damaged. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | $500 | Multiple trees were blown own on State Route 100, east of Florahome. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Carraway | - | Both directions of State Road 100 were closed between Carraway Church Road and County Road 309C due to flood waters covering the road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | - | A tree was blown down and blocked one lane of State Road 100 between Roberts Lane and Bardin Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | - | Trees were blown down in Carraway near State Road 100. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | - | Trees were blown down along State Road 100. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | - | A tree and large tree limbs were blown down on Janice Drive north of Hollister. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carraway | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bardin | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Springside | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Springside Park | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Florahome | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hollister | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Rice Creek | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Francis | 6.6 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122546799 | 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 295181. 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.









