Hildreth, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Branford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32008. It stands on Ichetucknee River. The Survey maps it on the Hildreth quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 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
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hildreth quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Hildreth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 828 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 | 55 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 04-61-CR 137 FIRE-1209 |
| 22 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WASHINGTON ST (12) |
| 12 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 04-61-NOV ILLEGAL BURN-1029 |
| 19 July 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hildreth: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulkey Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mining - Lanier / Branford Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| H.R. Ellington Constr. - Suwannee Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Suwannee Co. Rd. Dept. - County Pit. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Suwannee Material Co. - Sanchez Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Tim-Prat - Tim-Prat's Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hildreth in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Hildreth | $200,000 | The public reported U.S. Highway 90 was flooded and closed in downtown Live Oak. Several vehicles were stranded in flood waters in the downtown area. The cost of damage was estimated and is likely underestimated. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Hildreth | $5,000 | The public reported 2 inch hail which damaged car windows and tree limbs. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | $2,000 | Large trees down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | $200 | A report was blown down on 94th Street. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | - | Florida State Warning Point relayed a reported of a tree blown down onto a home at 1405 Duval Street NE in Live Oak Pines. No injuries/fatalities reported. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | - | Trees were blown down across the county. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | - | A tree was blown down across 94th Street. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | - | Large trees were blown down near 94th Street and Highway 49 east of Live Oak. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hildreth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Run Campground | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Beachville | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sandy Point | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wachitokha (historical) | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Branford | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| O'Brien | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| McAlpin | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Mount | 16.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294805. 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.




