Grant, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Malabar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32949. It stands on Trout Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grant quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Grant
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
Jorgensen's General Storelisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1949 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Grant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,364 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 17 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 | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | WAGON (05) |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-12-1080 INDIAN RIVER |
| 4 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | RATTLESNAKE (05) |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2015 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RAMBLEBROOK (05) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Grant: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumterville Lime Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Villasol Realty Co. - Villasol Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grant in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Grant | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A woman taking shelter from thunderstorm rain under a tree on a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon was killed by lightning. Her 10 year old son and a 21 year old woman were seriously injured by the strike. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Grant | 1 hurt | A bolt of lightning struck a tree and then injured a woman who was camping on a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Grant. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Grant | - | Public reports quarter size hail in Floridana Beach near the intersection of Amigos Rd and Floridana Ave. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down tree branches and power lines in Grant. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down tree branches and power lines in Grant. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Grant | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Pines | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Floridana Beach | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Grant-Valkaria | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Melbourne Shores | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Valkaria | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ballard Pines | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Micco | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Malabar | 5.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283280. 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.







