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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.

Hilliard within Nassau County

Then and now

1917 to 1988

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Hilliard, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Hilliard, surveyed 1917

Population over time

2 figures

Hilliard 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.

YearPeople Change
20103,086
20202,967-119 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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

180 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural54
Debris and open burning39
Railroad operations and maintenance26
Equipment and vehicle use22
Arson/incendiarism15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Recreation and ceremony8
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
6 September 1994Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceKINGS FERRY II (45)
22 September 2001Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTACOMA TRAIL FIRE 2003-07-1092
18 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCONNER NELSON RD (45)
18 September 2016Arson/incendiarism17 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDOLAN RD (45)
6 August 1993Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2006Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCHERRY FIRE 2006-07-0270

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nassau County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Humphreys Mining Co. - Boulogne MineTitanium-Heavy MineralsPast ProducerIlmenite, Rutile, Monazite, Zircon
Trenncor MineProducer

Every working recorded in Nassau County

Storms near this place

50 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2002LightningHilliard$80,000Lightning strike ignited fire destroying family home.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindHilliard$15,000Mobile home damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2008LightningHilliard$10,000Lightning struck two homes and ignited two brush fires in central Nassau County.
February 2006Thunderstorm WindHilliard$10,000A 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 2002Thunderstorm WindHilliard$10,000Three mile wide swath of straight line winds with numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindHilliard$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindHilliard$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHilliard$3,000Nassau County EM reported a gas pump awning structure was blown over in Hilliard, FL. Time was estimated by radar.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindHilliard$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindHilliard$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHilliard$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindHilliard$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindHilliard$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHilliard$1,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2018LightningHilliard$100Lightning 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 2025Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A tree was blown down onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHilliard-Power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A large tree was snapped at its base near Hilliard. A photo was shared via Social Media.
April 2023HailHilliard-Golf ball hail was observed. There were multiple reports.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindHilliard-The weight station in Hilliard along U.S. Highway 301 had wind damage.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A tree was blown down at the 1600 block of US 23. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHilliard-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 2018Thunderstorm WindHilliard-Power lines were blown down near North Kings Road in Hilliard.
September 2017Flash FloodHilliard-Water was covering streets and approaching homes. Picture relayed via social media.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A large tree was blown down in Hilliard.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHilliard-Public Works reported trees blown down onto power lines. The time of damage was based on radar data.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHilliard-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 2008Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A spotter reported a large tree blown down on a house on Orange Street in Hilliard.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindHilliard-A weeping willow tree was uprooted at 10 Aviation Lane at the FAA Control Center in Hilliard.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindHilliard-Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were reported in Hilliard, Bryceville and Callahan.
May 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
May 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHilliard-no account filed
May 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
April 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
August 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
August 2006HailHilliard-no account filed
May 2005Funnel CloudHilliard-no account filed
March 2005HailHilliard-no account filed
March 2005HailHilliard-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHilliard-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHilliard-no account filed
June 2004HailHilliard-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHilliard-no account filed
July 2004HailHilliard-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHilliard-no account filed
March 2000HailHilliard-no account filed
June 1998HailHilliard-no account filed
August 1998HailHilliard-no account filed
June 1996HailHilliard-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nassau 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
Andrews3.5 miles16
Dyal5.4 miles18
Boulogne6.4 miles17
Kings Ferry7.7 miles17
Lessie7.8 miles17
Evergreen8.8 miles17
Callahan10.0 miles18
Italia11.8 miles20

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 HilliardAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2092774The 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.