Holly Ford, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32218. It stands on Ribault River. The Survey maps it on the Trout River quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1918 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1918 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Holly Ford between 1992 and 2019, burning about 416 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1084 |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZOO (16) |
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 Holly Ford: 2 plants. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Perlite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemrock/ Jacksonville, Fla. | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Kaiser Cement & Gypsum/Jacksonville | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holly Ford in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | $7,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down across the northside of Jacksonville. A downed wire caught a tree on fire along 43rd St E. Downed wires fell onto 16th St. Trees were down along Trout River Blvd and Lem Turner. Time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | $5,000 | A large tree was uprooted and fell onto a home on West 69th Street. There were no injuries. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | - | Wind gusts damaged utility equipment near Marion Park. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | - | Trees were blown down near Ford Avenue, just NW of the Jacksonville Zoo. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | - | Trees and tree debris were blown down onto power lines in the Lakeshore Area along Edgewood Avenue near the intersection with Marion Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Holly Ford | - | Around 2.19 inches was measured within about 75 minutes. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | - | A large tree was blown down near Vermillion Street and West 68th Street. The time of damage was estimated by radar. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holly Ford | - | A large tree was blown down over Fields Avenue and large limbs damaged power lines on Leora Drive. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Holly Ford | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near North Main Street and Busch Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest Manor | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Forest | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Northwood | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Highlands | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Riverview | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| North Shore | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Panama Park | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Oakhurst | 1.9 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122590462 | 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 284168. 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.










