BlockEspanola, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bunnell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32110. The Survey maps it on the Espanola 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.
Compare 1937 against another survey:
On record in Espanola
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Dinner Island quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Dinner Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Dinner Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Espanola quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
338 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 338 fires within 5 miles of Espanola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,826 acres in total. 159 started naturally. 21 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 | 159 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF BLUE BERRY PATCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Espanola: 1 occurrence. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
17 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Espanola in 17 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Espanola | $5,000,000 | During the evening hours, between 655 pm and 710 pm EST on December 14, 2013, a tornado with maximum strength of EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down and crossed the northern sections of Palm Coast in Flagler County Florida. The tornado initially touched down north of Espanola on an intermittend track. The tornado then intensified to its maximum strength of 95 to 110 across the B section (Indian Trails and Pine Lakes neighborhoods) and western F sections of Palm Coast on a continuous path ranging in width from approximately 75 yards to a maximum of around 150 yards on Bannbury Lane. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast toward the coast with a path width of 25 to 50 yards across the eastern F section and Hammock area. ||The location of the initial touchdown was near 29.52 degrees north latitude and 81.31 degrees west longitude. The location of the final damage was near 29.61 degrees north latitude and 81.19 degrees west longitude. The total distance between the initial touchdown and final damage was approximately 9.5 miles with the longest continuous path approximately 1 mile in the B section of Palm Coast. ||Media reported 7 homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged when the tornado struck Palm Coast. Palm Coast city officials stated that 142 homes were partially damaged in the Indian Trails neighborhood and 22 homes had moderate damage. The damage was estimated at more than $5 million. No injuries were reported. The area was cluttered with downed trees and house debris. The tornado downed power lines, blew out windows, knocked down trees and power poles and ripped away roof shingles. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | $1,000 | The Emergency Manager received a report of a power line down on Main Street in Espanola. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | $500 | Trees were blown down over power lines near Main Street and Otis Stone Hunter Road. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Espanola | - | The Mesonet station GW2497 Bunnell measured 3.54 inches of rainfall beginning at 7:30 PM. |
| September 2023 | Heavy Rain | Espanola | - | A mesonet station in Bunnell measured 2.89 inches in about 1 hour. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Espanola | - | Penny size hail was observed in Espanola. |
| October 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Espanola | - | A weak, sporadic tornado caused intermittent tree and minor structure damage as it track NE across the east-central part of the county. Tree damage was first reported near the intersection of County Roads 302 and 75 where several pines were snapped. Damage continued along a narrow ENE track which included a flagpole blown down in the R-section of Palm Coast at near the intersection of Rymshaw Drive and Ryman Lane. The last damage report was in Painters Hill where a resident reported a wind sail was shredded and patio furniture lofted and blown away. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Espanola | - | Up to a half of a foot of standing water was reported across County Road 65. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Espanola | - | Nickel to dime size hail was reported on County Road 302. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Espanola | - | County Road 205 between Daytona North and State Road 100 closed for around a mile stretch. Depth of water up to the tops of car tires. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | - | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down from strong thunderstorm wind gusts from Espanola to Palm Coast. Trees were blown down in Espanola. Power lines were blown down in Palm Coast including one along Burning Sand Road. Another power line was blown down along Patrick Drive and Milwaukee in Palm Coast and it sparked a fire. Another tree was blown down along Squire Court in Palm Coast. We received a report of estimated thunderstorms gusts to 65 mph at 1328hrs in Palm Coast. We received another report of estimated 60 mph winds at the Bunnell, Flagler County Airport. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Espanola | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Espanola | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Espanola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bimini | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bunnell | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Black Point | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dupont | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Palm Coast | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bon Terra | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Painters Hill | 8.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 282253. 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.