Cary, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32219. The Survey maps it on the Dinsmore 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
10 surveys from 18 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 Cambon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Cambon 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
- 1964 USGS Dinsmore quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Cary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,722 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 13 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 | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | YOUNIS RD (16) |
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 45 ACREE 2007-07-0525 |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | THOMAS CREEK PRESERVE (16) |
| 22 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1056 |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cary in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2009 | Lightning | Cary | $20,000 | Lightning struck a home near the corner of Dunn Avenue and U.S. Highway 1. Extensive structural damage occurred. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| April 2019 | Lightning | Cary | $2,000 | A commercial structure fire occurred along Lem Turner after a power surge from lightning. The time of the damage was unknown but estimated based on squall line passage. Cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Cary | - | A public weather station BDWEATHERL - | KFLJACKS4273 measured 4.04 inches from | training storms. Rain began around 2:45 PM | EDT. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cary | - | A power line as blown down at 13941 New Kings Road. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Cary | - | Nickel size hail was observed. The time of event was based on radar. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cary | - | Winds blew down a tree across Shirley Drive near Callahan. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Spaulding | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Biscayne Village | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Dinsmore | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Garden City | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Beverly Hills | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Harbor View | 5.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294705. 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.









