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Gilmore, Florida

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32277. It sits by Mitchell Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Arlington quadrangle.

Gilmore 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 Gilmore, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Gilmore, surveyed 1918

Compare 1918 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

63 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Gilmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 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 use22
Natural15
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes2

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
8 September 1999Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use12 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2006Natural5.6 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWATER PLANT FIRE 2006-07-0269
3 August 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 1993Natural2.0 acresFort Caroline National MemorialWILEMA
17 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2016Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceZOO (16)
29 July 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gilmore: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium, Zirconium, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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
A C Skinner DepositThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumPast Producer
Humphries Gold Corp MineTitanium, ZirconiumPast Producer
Jacksonville PlacerTitanium-Heavy MineralsProducerRutile, Zircon, Ilmenite
U S Gypsum/ Jacksonville, Fla.Gypsum-AnhydritePlant

Every working recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

8 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilmore in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. 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
May 2025LightningGilmore$5,000A Fort Caroline apartment along Leafy Forest Way caught fire Saturday morning after an apparent lightning strike, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The cost of damage was unknown bust estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
August 2024Heavy RainGilmore-A public weather station along Caroline Vail | Blvd measured 3.01 inches of rainfall since | about 3:30 am.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGilmore-A power line was blown down. The time of damage was based on radar.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindGilmore-A tree was blown down near Southside and I-295.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGilmore-Large tree limbs and yard fences were heavily damaged. The time of damage was based on radar.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindGilmore-Two semi-trucks were blown over on their sides on the Dames Point Bridge.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindGilmore-A tree was uprooted and fell on a home on Blossom Ridge Drive North. The time of the event was based on radar.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindGilmore-7245 Crescent Oaks Court wires down.

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
Newcastle1.6 miles23
Dames Point1.7 miles24
San Pablo Patali (historical)2.1 miles23
Cosmo2.2 miles23
Dames Point Manor2.2 miles24
New Berlin2.3 miles24
Yellow Bluff Fort2.4 miles24
Eggleston Heights2.8 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283082. 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.