Davis Shores, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Augustine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32080. It stands on Salt Run. The Survey maps it on the Saint Augustine quadrangle.
Then and now
1937 to 1981The 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.


On record in Davis Shores
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 within a mile 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cathedral of St. AugustineNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 0.9 miles away
St. Augustine Town Plan Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Gonzalez-Alvarez HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Bridge of Lionslisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
Castillo de San Marcos National Monumentlisted 1966 · 0.9 miles away
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarterslisted 1981 · 0.9 miles away
O'Reilly Houselisted 1974 · 1.0 miles away
Ximenez-Fatio Houselisted 1973 · 1.0 miles away
Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez Houselisted 1971 · 1.0 miles away
Constitution Obelisklisted 2012 · 1.0 miles away- City of St. Augustine Miniature Golf Courselisted 2014 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS St. Augustine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
276 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 276 fires within 5 miles of Davis Shores between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,197 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WINN DIXIE (55) |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAN SEBASTIAN (55) |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | N. WASHINGTON ST. (55) |
| 19 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Davis Shores: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mclead Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Augustine | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Nombre de Dios (historical) | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vilano Beach | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Moultrie Junction | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| El Rey Residential Court | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| College Park | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Woodlawn | 3.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307932. 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.






