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Hibernia, Florida

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Orange Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32003. It lies near Jessie Island. The Survey maps it on the Fleming Island quadrangle.

Hibernia within Clay County

Then and now

1917 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hibernia, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Hibernia, surveyed 1917

On record in Hibernia

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

105 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Hibernia between 1992 and 2019, burning about 992 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 11 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
Natural31
Railroad operations and maintenance20
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1996Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 1993Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceFLORIDA STREET (10)
15 August 1995Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 July 2005Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServicePINE FOREST DR. 2005-07-0150

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hibernia: 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Russell MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Russell MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay County Steam Brick Co PitClayPast Producer
Florida Solite Company - Russell MineClayUnknown
Hole No 53 Clay ProspectClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this place

45 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hibernia in 45 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 19 heavy rain, 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2011Tornado (EF1)Hibernia$20,000A tornado moved inland from the St. Johns River near Head Road on Fleming Island. The tornado tracked across Pine Avenue and into the Harvest Bend subdivision where it produced EF1 damage at 5917 Orchard Pond Drive. Homes were damaged with trees blown over or damaged. A roof and wall were pulled back about 1/8 of an inch. Siding and flashing were ripped off of the house and the fence was completely removed with pieces of the siding and fence in the trees. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. The cost of damage was estimated.
July 2025LightningHibernia$15,000Lightning struck a home and large tree in May Gardner Court. The oak was split, and the upper portion fell onto the home and damaged windows as it fell. The upper portion of the tree fell onto 2 vehicles parked in the driveway and damaged the cars. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
March 2009LightningHibernia$10,000Lightning ignited a roof fire on a Fleming Island home. The family was not in the home at the time and there were no injuries.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHibernia$3,000Large branches were blown down that caused damaged to pool lanais. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Trees were blown down onto powerlines. Power lines were blown down on Fleming Island. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2025Heavy RainHibernia-An off-duty NWS Employee measured 3.36 inches of rainfall in 1 hour on Fleming Island.
August 2025FloodHibernia-NWS employee reported street flooding about 6 inches deep along Hawkes Island Drive.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A large oak tree was uprooted and fell across Fleming Drive near the entrance to Emily's Way.
December 2023FloodHibernia-The road collapsed into the culvert drainage at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Hickory Drive.
February 2021HailHibernia-Radar estimated the time of the event.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A tree fell on a home that caused major damage on Fleming Island. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A 6 to 8 inch diameter tree was uprooted at the Fleming Island Post office. The time of damage was based on radar.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A spotter in Sea Pines on Fleming Island reported storm total rainfall of 3.5 inches with street flooding along Town Center Drive.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A storm total rainfall of 2.43 inches was measured.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A public rain gauge measured 3.38 inches storm total rainfall.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A public rain gauge measured 2.15 inches of storm total rainfall.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A public rain gauge measured a storm total of 3.18 inches.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A public rain gauge measured a storm total amount of 3.26 inches.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-The public measured 4.44 inches of rainfall since 11 am in Island Forest on Fleming Island.
July 2019Heavy RainHibernia-A storm total rainfall of 2.15 inches was measured.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A tree was blown down between Fleming Island Plantation Blvd and Village Square Parkway.
April 2017Heavy RainHibernia-At 7:53 am, about 6 inches of water was reported along U.S. 17 from Kingsley Avenue to I-295. At 8 am, an NWS Employee on Fleming Island reported 2.75 inches of rainfall over 24 hours.
March 2016Heavy RainHibernia-An observer reported 0.85 inches of rainfall in 20 minutes about 6 miles SE Lakeside.
June 2016Heavy RainHibernia-An observer measured a daily total of 2.23 inches, with about 1.75 inches from about 7:30 pm through 8:45 pm.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHibernia-An off duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts of 60-70 mph. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped along Pine Avenue between Hibernia Oaks neighborhood southward toward the Fleming Grove Neighborhood.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Power lines were blown down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Widespread tree and power line damaged impacted a small quarter mile radius from a west downburst between Hickory Drive and Hibernia Drive along Pine Avenue in east-central Fleming Island. An NWS employee estimated 60-70 mph downburst winds that occurred in waves during a 5 minute period. Pea size hail was also observed. Trees damaged at least 5 roofs in the Hibernia Oaks neighborhood.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Large tree were blown down along Pine Avenue between Water Oak Lane and Hibernia Road.
July 2014Heavy RainHibernia-A 24 hr rainfall total of 3.34 inches was measured, with 4.92 inches in 3 days.
July 2013Heavy RainHibernia-A daily rainfall total of 2.05 inches was reported on Fleming Island.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Large 10 inch diameter tree limbs were snapped and blown down along Fleming Drive.
July 2013Heavy RainHibernia-Two to three inches of rainfall were measured in 1 hr and 45 min on Fleming Island.
June 2012Heavy RainHibernia-An observer reported 7.5 inches of rainfall on Fleming Island since 12:30 pm that afternoon.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Power lines were blown down along Pine Avenue between Hibernia and Water Oak Lane.
October 2012Heavy RainHibernia-A rainfall total of 2.7 inches was reported on Fleming Island.
August 2011HailHibernia-Golf ball size hail was reported along U.S. Highway 17 just north of County Road 220 on Fleming Island at the Granite Transformations Show Room.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A concrete light pole was blown down at the intersection of Highway 17 and Village Square Parkway.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A large oak tree was blown down across Pine Avenue.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHibernia-Two trees were blown down at County Road 220 and Town Center Parkway. The time of the event was based on radar.
August 2009Heavy RainHibernia-A spotter measured 2.65 inches of rainfall in 1 hour and 45 minutes near Town Center Blvd. and U.S. Highway 17.
June 2008Heavy RainHibernia-A NWS employee measured 2.32 inches of rainfall in less than 1 hour. One large branch 5 inches in diameter was blown down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A spotter in Fleming Island reported trees were uprooted.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHibernia-A spotter reported trees down near Fleming Island and Doctor's Inlet.
July 2007HailHibernia-A spotter reported penny size hail on Fleming Island around 545 pm local time. By 550 pm, quarter size hail was occurring over Highway 17 in Green Cove Springs. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and caused roof damage in Green Cove around this time.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHibernia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Russell2.7 miles20
Fellowship Park3.3 miles20
Solite (historical)3.3 miles21
Magnolia Springs3.7 miles20
Neilhurst4.2 miles20
Doctors Inlet4.8 miles21
Peoria Siding4.9 miles21
Green Cove Springs5.2 miles14

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.

Wikipedia article on HiberniaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5750696The 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 295347. 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.