Greenland, 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 32256. It stands on Sweetwater Creek. 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
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Greenland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,333 acres in total. 53 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 | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CORKLAN DRIVE (16) |
| 24 September 2010 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | 16-BARN HILL FIRE-2010-07-0492 |
| 14 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 210 |
| 13 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 16 GATOR 2007-07-0533 |
| 13 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 16 LIGHTING II FIRE 07-0532 |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenland in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Greenland | - | An automated weather station reported 4.14 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenland | - | A small tree was blown down near Southside and Interstate 95. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenland | - | A tree was blown down near the Avenues Mall. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Greenland | - | Penny size hail was reported near the Avenues Mall along Phillips Highway. |
| April 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Greenland | - | A funnel cloud was reported 4 miles NE of Fruit Cove. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Greenland | - | A trained spotter in Bartram Park and Mandarin measured a rainfall total of 4 inches since 7 am that morning. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenland | - | Power lines were blown down in Southside. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Greenland | - | A possible funnel cloud was spotted at Fortune Parkway and McLaurin Road not far from the Avenues Mall. This was likely as a thunderstorm outflow converged with the east coast sea breeze in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayard | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Loretto | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sunbeam | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Stockade | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Deerwood Club | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Goodbys | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Clarksville | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Plummers | 4.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283417. 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.












