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Hucomer, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the New Smyrna Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32141. The Survey maps it on the Edgewater quadrangle.

Hucomer within Volusia County

Then and now

1950 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hucomer, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Hucomer, surveyed 1950

Compare 1950 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

213 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Hucomer between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,137 acres in total. 83 started naturally. 23 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
Natural83
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Arson/incendiarism23
Equipment and vehicle use20
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Recreation and ceremony11
Debris and open burning10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking2

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
5 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 2007Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF FIVE ACRE
21 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenance14 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF-64-CLINTON CEMETARY RD.
2 September 1994Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWF 10TH STREET
17 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceWF 10TH STREET #2
8 August 2000Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2013Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBEACON LIGHT (64)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Volusia County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hucomer: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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
Dot Deland - Edgewater MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Volusia County

Storms near this place

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hucomer in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
December 2012Tornado (EF1)Hucomer2 hurt, $1,700,000The tornado began at US Highway 1 in Edgewater and continued northeast through the Terra Mar Village Mobile Home Park to Alice Street and Jones Fish Camp Road, then moved onto the intracoastal river as a waterspout (see 1726 LST waterspout episode). A total of 62 homes were damaged (17 with minor damage and 45 with major damage), impacting carports, awnings, roofs, power poles and lines, and numerous trees. Over 100 trees (many very large) between the mobile home park and the intracoastal river were snapped near the ground or uprooted. Metal from the mobile homes were carried far downstream. The frame of a mobile home was wrapped several times around the base of a tree. The tornado produced high-end EF0 damage within the mobile home park, then strengthened to a high-end EF1 tornado with a widening damage swath along Jones Fish Camp Road and upon approach to the intracoastal waterway. There were two very minor injuries, both treated at the scene. Maximum winds estimated at 90-110 mph. A motorist travelling on US Highway 1 videotaped the tornado crossing the highway in front of him, with debris evident within the circulation as it reached the mobile home park. Several other citizens and a public safety official also witnessed the tornado. DI3 DOD4 EXP; DI3 DOD8 LB-EXP; DI27 DOD4 EXP; DI28 DOD4 EXP.
December 2012Tornado (EF0)Hucomer$1,000The tornado which impacted Edgewater from 1725-1726 LST, continued northeast across the intracoastal waterway (1726-1729 LST), then moved across the narrow barrier island at Bethune Beach as a small, weak tornado. Several power lines were downed by the tornado along Highway A1A and small debris from palm trees and shrubs were observed along the path. A citizen observed the tornado cross the barrier island, from the second story of his home just to the north. Maximum winds estimated at 55-65 mph.
September 2024Flash FloodHucomer-Emergency manager reports widespread standing water of 3 to 4 inches deep on roads in the Florida Shores subdivision. Some areas have flooding over roadways up to 12 inches deep. It was later reported that 20 homes had up to 1 to 3 inches of water enter their homes due to people driving through water.
September 2024Heavy RainHucomer-Mesonet site KFLEDGEW62 measured 7.06 inches of rainfall.
May 2019HailHucomer-The public reported nickel sized hail near the intersection of Roberts Road and US Highway 1 in Edgewater.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindHucomer-Two weather spotters reported downed trees and powerlines one mile and two miles south of Edgewater, respectively. Another spotter reported a downed maple tree and numerous branches in the same general area.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindHucomer-Numerous large oak trees down over a quarter mile radius.

Every storm recorded in Volusia 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
Packwood Place1.0 miles11
Bethune Beach2.8 miles11
Ariel2.8 miles11
Edgewater3.7 miles12
Creighton3.8 miles12
Eldora4.1 miles11
Edgewater Junction4.1 miles12
Oak Hill5.3 miles14

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 Q122570472The 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 295367. 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.