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Duval, Florida

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32218. The Survey maps it on the Eastport quadrangle.

Duval within Duval County

Then and now

1918 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Duval, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Duval, surveyed 1918

Compare 1918 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

178 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Duval between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,296 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 34 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 use45
Natural39
Arson/incendiarism34
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes1
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
7 September 1999Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-07-1084
10 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2000Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 August 2001Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 August 2001Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 2006Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTWO POND 2006-07-0287

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Duval: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Louis L. Huntley - Huntley Farm Pond Ex MineClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

21 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duval in 21 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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
November 2022Thunderstorm WindDuval$1,000Trees and tree debris damaged utility equipment near Lyle Road. Wind gusts in the area were measured between 35-45 mph at the time of damage. The time of damage was based on radar. The report from the Jacksonville Electric Authority. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2025HailDuval-Video shared via social media of hail of nickel to | quarter size near First Coast High School. |The event time was estimated using radar.
August 2025Heavy RainDuval-A personal weather station Larry - KFLJACKS4589 measured 3.07 inches of rain. Rain began around 3 PM. Surrounding sites measured 2 to 3 inches of rain within an hour.
July 2024Heavy RainDuval-A public weather station Shirley Oaks - | KFLJACKS4585 measured 3.71 inches from | training storms. Rain began around 2:20 PM | EDT.
July 2024Heavy RainDuval-A public weather station Shirley Oaks - KFLJACKS4585 | measured 4.67 inches from training storms. | Rain began around 220 PM EDT.
June 2024Funnel CloudDuval-A funnel cloud was observed over the Jacksonville International Airport and at the intersection of Yellow Bluff Rd and US 17.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDuval-Broadcast media shared an image of a railroad crossing arm damaged by wind at Airport Center Drive and North Main Street. The image was shared via Social Media. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2020Heavy RainDuval-A weather station along South Shirley Oaks measured 2.89 inches of rain in the past two hours.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-An off-duty NWS Employee estimated 60-65 mph winds in Oceanway.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed as well as dime size hail along Zachary Drive by an off-duty NWS employee.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-Power lines were blown down on Woodland Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-Power lines were blown down near Castleberry Road and Hollings Street. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-Several trees were blown down near the UF Health Center. The time of damage was based on radar.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindDuval-An off-duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindDuval-A wind gust of 60-70 mph was estimated at 121 Zachary Drive North. A large palm tree was blown down.
September 2014Heavy RainDuval-An NWS employee measured 3.44 since midnight.
October 2012Heavy RainDuval-A NWS Employee measured 3.62 inches of rainfall from afternoon storms. Minor street flooding was observed in local neighborhoods.
September 2009Heavy RainDuval-An off duty NWS employee measured 6 inches of rain since 8 pm EDT last evening. Of that total, 3.25 inches had fallen since 1040 am EDT that day.
April 2009HailDuval-A national weather service employee reported nickel sized hail just northeast of Jacksonville International Airport.
April 2009HailDuval-A storm spotter just northeast of Jacksonville International Airport reported nickel sized hail.
June 2005Heavy RainDuval-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Duval 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
Oceanway1.4 miles22
Dunn Creek1.7 miles24
Pecan Park1.9 miles22
Beeghly Heights2.8 miles22
San Mateo2.9 miles22
Tisonia3.4 miles22
Polly Town3.5 miles24
Northwood4.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 281895. 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.

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.