BlockGoodbys, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32257. It sits by Beauclerc Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Bayard quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1917 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1917 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Goodbys between 1992 and 2018, burning about 186 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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 | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 June 2015 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GOLF COURSE (16) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodbys in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 5 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Lightning | Goodbys | $50,000 | A home was struck by lightning on Tawa Trail. Smoke filled the home. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| July 2023 | Lightning | Goodbys | $40,000 | Lightning caused a large fire at the Summer Grove condo complex near the intersection of San Jose Blvd and Old St Augustine Road. Eight units were damaged and 20 people affected. There were no injuries reported. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. With 8 units being damage, an estimated $5 of damage to each unit was used in Storm Data (this is likely a gross underestimate). |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Goodbys | $5,000 | Lightning caused a structure fire to a home at 9400 Beauclerc Oaks Drive. The time of the event was approximate. The cost of damage is unknown and estimated for the event to be included in StormData. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Goodbys | $3,000 | Widespread flooding occurred across east Jacksonville. At 5:27 pm, local broacast media reported Central Parkway on the Southside was under several feet of water. At 6:01 pm, a NWS employee reported Debutante Road was flooded by 1.5 ft of water. Several cars were stranded in the flood waters. A spotter on Debutante Road measured 14 inches of rainfall within 24 hrs at 6:01 pm that evening. At 6:26 pm, the public reported 1 to 2 feet of standing water on Indies Drive. At 7:42 pm that evening, the broadcast media reported 9.5 inches of rainfall that day near Kernan Blvd and Beach Blvd. The cost of property damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Goodbys | $1,000 | Minor flooding was reported at Happy Bluff and Forest Circle. Water was backing up through storm drains due to elevated water levels in the St. Johns River. The cost of flooding damage was estimated. |
| June 2012 | Flood | Goodbys | $1,000 | Between 3:17 pm and 4 pm local time, significant flooding was reported in the Mandarin area and near Fruit Cove. At 3:17pm, minor street flooding was reported along Scott Mill Road between Indian Hill Drive and Bridalwood Lane. At 4 pm, flooding was reported over several roads which were nearly impassable near Julington Creek Road. Water was over yards but not into homes yet. Another spotter reported flooding in Fruit Cove, with numerous yards flooded but no homes. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2018 | Lightning | Goodbys | $500 | A lightning strike hit a home in Mandarin. The time was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2018 | Lightning | Goodbys | $200 | Lightning struck a tree at the Woodlake Apartments off of San Jose Blvd. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Goodbys | - | Quarter size hail was reported. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodbys | - | A wooden fence was damaged. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodbys | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line along Beauclerc Road. Road was blocked. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodbys | - | A tree was blown down on Beauclerc Road and a small tree and power line were blown down on Scott Mill Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauclerc Gardens | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Beauclerc | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Plummers | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Sunbeam | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| San Jose | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Loretto | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| San Jose Forest | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| East Mandarin | 3.6 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122573295 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283177. 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.