Hugh, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Middleburg-Clay Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32234. The Survey maps it on the Maxville quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Lawtey quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Maxville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
224 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Hugh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,665 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 22 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 | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | 17 acres | Florida Forest Service | 265TH ST (04) |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TALLOW (10) |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 301 (16) |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Florida Forest Service | WILKERSON ROAD (10) |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GALLBERRY (02) |
| 6 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PALMETTO ROAD (10) |
| 3 August 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 10 PALMETTO 2010-07-0439 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hugh: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxville Tract | Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Aluminum | Producer | Surface | |
| E.I. Dupont - Florida Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Ilmenite, Leucoxene, Rutile, Zircon, Kyanite | |
| E.I. Dupont - Maxville Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Ilmenite, Leucoxene, Rutile, Zircon, Kyanite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hugh in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | Heavy Rain | Hugh | - | Site KFLJACKS3741 has had 4.51 inches of | rain since midnight. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Hugh | - | A public weather station along War Admiral Road just north of Jennings State Forecast measured a daily storm total rainfall of 4.26 inches as of 4 pm. Most of this rainfall occurred after 2 pm. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hugh | - | Numerous trees were blown down near the intersection of Highways 301 and 218. The time of damage was estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Clay Hill | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Middleburg | 11.3 miles | 21 | |
| Rattlesnake Bend | 11.8 miles | 21 | |
| Kingsley | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rideout | 13.0 miles | 21 | |
| Kingsley Beach | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgewood | 13.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295369. 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.





