BlockDonner, Florida
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville Beaches census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32233. It lies near Pine Island. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville Beach quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1918 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1918 USGS Mayport quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville Beach quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Jacksonville Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jacksonville Beach quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Jacksonville Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Donner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 234 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 5.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | WATER PLANT FIRE 2006-07-0269 |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fort Caroline National Memorial | WILEMA |
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | EVERGREEN (16) |
| 5 July 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PINEWOOD (16) |
| 31 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donner in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Lightning | Donner | $10,000 | Lightning caused a fire at a single family home along Paradise Oaks Court. The time of the event was based on lightning data. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included Storm Data. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Donner | $5,000 | Street flooding occurred at Myra Street and 3rd Street. The water was waist deep in some areas of 3rd Street. Street flooding occurred on Mayport Road and Atlantic Blvd. A vehicle was trapped by high water about 2 miles SW of Neptune Beach. Craig Airfield measured 1.62 inches of rainfall in less than 20 minutes at 11:22 pm EDT. Around 12:50 am, the Jacksonville Beach Fire Rescue reported major flooding in the parking lot of the Jacksonville Beach Center and rescue vehicles had to be relocated. At 2 am, water was 6 inches deep inside of a night club in Arlington. Around 3 am, a spotter reported flooding on some streets along 3rd Street and Beach Blvd. Water was standing 2-3 feet on the roads. By 9:20 am on the 17th, storm total rainfall amounts were around 7.50 to 7.05 inches in Fort Caroline. Jacksonville Beach had ground truth reports of 10.84 inches at a COOP observing station at the wastewater treatment plant. A personal weather station near the Baptist Medical Center measured (unofficially) 12.62 inches of rain in less than a 10 hour period. The cost of property damage was estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donner | $2,000 | The public reported a large tree limb broke off and fell on their roof along Charlotte St. near Atlantic Blvd. Their neighbor claims they saw weak rotation and debris lofted in the air which could be from either strong winds or brief landspout. A nearby ASOS at Craig Airfield measured a wind gust of 47 mph. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donner | $500 | Broadcast Media relayed photos showing the roof of a carport collapsed along Mealy St. The time of damage was based on radar. The closest ASOS wind gust around the time of damage was 47 mph from Craig Airfield. The cost was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donner | - | JEA reported equipment damage from a severe thunderstorm just south of Atlantic Blvd between Sunnyside Ave and Riverview Drive. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Donner | - | A personal weather station Weather Violet - | KFLATLAN49 measured 6.08 inches of rain. | Rain began at 1:25 AM. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Donner | - | Half dollar size hail was reported from Dutton Island Park to just east of the Intracoastal Waterway in Atlantic Beach. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donner | - | A gas station roof off of Mayport Road was damaged by winds in a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Oak Harbor | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Neptune Beach | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Greenfield | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Manhattan Beach | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Wonderwood | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Holiday Harbor | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| East Mayport | 3.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 281676. 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.