BlockHilliardville, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Wakulla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32327. It stands on Black Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hilliardville quadrangle.
Then and now
1940 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1940 against another survey:
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.
- 1940 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hilliardville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Hilliardville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,908 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 27 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 | 42 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (65) 267 BRUSH FIRE |
| 18 September 1997 | Natural | 15 acres | National Forests in Florida | CLEAR LAKE |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | LOST CREEK |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | National Forests in Florida | CRABCAKE |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | BRADWELL |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | VOLUNTEER |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | HELEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilliardville in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Hilliardville | $175,000 | An F1 tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 319 and a few miles north of State Road 267, near the Buck Miller Road area of Riversink. One mobile home was destroyed. The tornado then skipped over to Dillan road and destroyed several mobile homes which were demolished by fallen trees. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Reported by the Wakulla County EMA. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line along Crawfordville Highway. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $2,000 | A power line was blown down near Highway 319 and 267. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $2,000 | A tree was leaning on top of power lines along Springhill Road just north of Highway 267. It appeared to be uprooted. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $2,000 | A power line was blown down at 110 Dolly Dr. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $2,000 | A spotter reported several large oak trees down across the northern and central portions of Wakulla county. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of New Light Church Road and Crawfordville Highway. The tree fell on the New Light Church sign and destroyed it. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $1,000 | A power line was blown down near 852 Bloxham Cutoff Rd. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | $250 | A few downed trees were reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | Trees were blown down on Bloxham Cutoff Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A tree was blown down. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A few trees were blown down along Highway 267. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A large tree was blown down and blocked the northbound lane of Springhill Road near the Wakulla/Leon county border. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A tree was blown down near Helen Guard Road and Highway 267 in Wakulla county. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A tree was blown down onto Thornwood Rd. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilliardville | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines on Gopher Scuffle Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ivan | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Springs | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Arran | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Welika (historical) | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wasupa (historical) | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Shadeville | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Crawfordville | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305812. 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.
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.