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.
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
11 surveys from 23 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 Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional 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 use | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 5.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | WATER PLANT FIRE 2006-07-0269 |
| 3 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fort Caroline National Memorial | WILEMA |
| 17 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZOO (16) |
| 29 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A C Skinner Deposit | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| Humphries Gold Corp Mine | Titanium, Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| Jacksonville Placer | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Rutile, Zircon, Ilmenite | |
| U S Gypsum/ Jacksonville, Fla. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Plant |
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Lightning | Gilmore | $5,000 | A 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 2024 | Heavy Rain | Gilmore | - | A public weather station along Caroline Vail | Blvd measured 3.01 inches of rainfall since | about 3:30 am. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | A power line was blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | A tree was blown down near Southside and I-295. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Large tree limbs and yard fences were heavily damaged. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Two semi-trucks were blown over on their sides on the Dames Point Bridge. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | A tree was uprooted and fell on a home on Blossom Ridge Drive North. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | 7245 Crescent Oaks Court wires down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Dames Point | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| San Pablo Patali (historical) | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Cosmo | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Dames Point Manor | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| New Berlin | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Yellow Bluff Fort | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Eggleston Heights | 2.8 miles | 23 |
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.










