Hiland Park, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Panama City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32405. The Survey maps it on the Panama City quadrangle. 999 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1943 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 45 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
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1943 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
249 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of Hiland Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,289 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03 / HUNTING LEASE |
| 8 September 2005 | Fireworks | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03 / LOST FIRE |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03 / CROSSROADS FIRE |
| 25 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/AZALEA CIRCLE-0615 |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03-STAR & TRAM RD 2005-02-0572 |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hiland Park: 7 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Enterprises, Inc. - Transmitter Road Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Fla. Asphalt & Paving | Sand | Producer | ||
| Gulf Asphalt | Sand | Producer | ||
| Pitts Sd. & Gravel - Mowat | Sand | Producer | ||
| Bay Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bay Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Calloway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Asphalt Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pitts Sand Co. Lynn Haven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hiland Park in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | $25,000 | Structural damage to a few houses was reported on Douglas Road. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Hiland Park | $20,000 | Numerous public sightings of a small tornado moving through East Heritage subdivision near Hiland Park. Minor roof damage reported. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | $10,000 | Damage was reported to outbuildings and a motor home parked in a RV carport. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | $10,000 | Numerous power lines were blown down across Bay county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house on Keldave Ct. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | $250 | More than 2,500 Bay County residents lost power after a large tree fell on a power line on U.S. Highway 231 north of U.S. Higwhay 98. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | - | Trees were blown down in the woods along Transmitter Road. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hiland Park | - | Minor flooding was reported on Douglas and Wakulla Roads. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Hiland Park | - | The intersection of Game Farm Road and Transmitter Road was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Hiland Park | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Highway 231 north of Panama City. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiland Park | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 231, blocking the road. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hiland Park | - | A 72 hour rainfall total of 4.77 inches was reported by the Florida COOP site PCYF1. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirego Park | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Grove | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Brannonville | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lynn Haven | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Panama City | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Millville | 3.4 miles | 17 |
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 Hiland Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1618106 | 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 284019. 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.







