Hilliard, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Callahan-Hilliard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32046. The Survey maps it on the Hilliard quadrangle. 2,967 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 59 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1917 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresHilliard fell from 3,086 to 2,967 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,086 | |
| 2020 | 2,967 | -119 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Hilliard quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Hilliard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,457 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 15 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | KINGS FERRY II (45) |
| 22 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TACOMA TRAIL FIRE 2003-07-1092 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CONNER NELSON RD (45) |
| 18 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOLAN RD (45) |
| 6 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CHERRY FIRE 2006-07-0270 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hilliard: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys Mining Co. - Boulogne Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Past Producer | Ilmenite, Rutile, Monazite, Zircon | |
| Trenncor Mine | Producer |
Storms near this place
50 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilliard in 50 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 30 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 3 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Lightning | Hilliard | $80,000 | Lightning strike ignited fire destroying family home. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $15,000 | Mobile home damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Lightning | Hilliard | $10,000 | Lightning struck two homes and ignited two brush fires in central Nassau County. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $10,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust knocked over a pine tree which struck a house causing minor damage. A few other pines fell over locally with no further damage or injuries reported. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $10,000 | Three mile wide swath of straight line winds with numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $3,000 | Nassau County EM reported a gas pump awning structure was blown over in Hilliard, FL. Time was estimated by radar. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | $1,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Hilliard | $100 | Lightning struck a tree and caused a small fire near US Highway 1 and Wade Drive. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | Power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A large tree was snapped at its base near Hilliard. A photo was shared via Social Media. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Hilliard | - | Golf ball hail was observed. There were multiple reports. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | The weight station in Hilliard along U.S. Highway 301 had wind damage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A tree was blown down at the 1600 block of US 23. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | Power lines were blown down with the city limits. County dispatch received 4 different reports of this damage. Time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | Power lines were blown down near North Kings Road in Hilliard. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Hilliard | - | Water was covering streets and approaching homes. Picture relayed via social media. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A large tree was blown down in Hilliard. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | Public Works reported trees blown down onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | The roof of an airport hangar was blown off by thunderstorm winds at 37776 East Wood Road. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A spotter reported a large tree blown down on a house on Orange Street in Hilliard. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | A weeping willow tree was uprooted at 10 Aviation Lane at the FAA Control Center in Hilliard. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were reported in Hilliard, Bryceville and Callahan. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Hilliard | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Hilliard | - | 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.
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 Hilliard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2092774 | 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 284033. 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.








