BlockHedges, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Yulee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32097. It stands on Lumber Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hedges quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1918 USGS St Marys quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS St Marys quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1919 USGS St. Marys quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hedges quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Hedges between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,128 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RUBIN DAVIS LANE (45) |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1087 DOVE RD FIRE |
| 8 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GREGORY AVE. (45) |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 520 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 41 acres | Florida Forest Service | 95 WEST FIRE 2006-07-0273 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hedges in 13 storm reports between 2004 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | $15,000 | A large oak tree was blown down onto a mobile home along Patches Lane in Yulee. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line at the intersection of Flounder Gig Road and US Highway 17. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | Trees were blown down along Wilson Neck. Roads were blocked by fallen debris and at least one home had a tree fall onto it. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Harts Road and Airplane Lane. Some structural damage was reported to the roofs. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| August 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Hedges | - | Preliminary storm survey results determined EF1 tornado damage with maximum winds of 90 to 100 mph. The event began around 1:40 pm and lifted at approximately 1:57 pm. Maximum path width was about 200 yards and the path length was roughly 4.25 miles. County EM reported about 40-50 homes were impacted. Damage was reported around the intersection of Blackmon Road and Angie Road where approximately 100 trees were blown down around 1:50 pm. Additional reports included a large tree down on a home along Riverwood Drive and a passenger was trapped in a vehicle along Bobby Drive near Pages Dairy Road due to a downed tree on the vehicle. A semi-tractor trailer was turned over onto another vehicle along State Road 100 and a large tree was blown down along Gene Lassere Road that obstructed the road in both directions. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | A chain link fence was blown off of its poles at Yulee High School. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedges | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hedges | - | The Days Inn along U.S. Highway 17 in Yulee reported penny size hail. The hail accumulated to an unknown depth, but it was deep enough on the ground to be scooped. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hedges | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hedges | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Hedges | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hedges | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yulee Heights | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Yulee | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Wildlight | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hero | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| O'Neil | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Nassauville | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Becker | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Glenwood | 5.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283857. 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.