Hyde Park, Florida
14 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. The Survey maps it on the Crawfordville East 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
8 surveys from 14 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 Arran quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Arran quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Crawfordville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Hyde Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 939 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 6 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 | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DIXIE DR-(65) |
| 15 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | QUAIL FIRE |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | STRICKLAND FIRE |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 1.4 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | HOLDINGPEN |
| 27 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | 30 acres | St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | MARCIA |
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 Hyde Park: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Land Development - 98 Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Peavy and Son, Inc. - Hannon Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hyde Park in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $3,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down north of Shell Point. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Obediah Triplett Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Highway 98 near Red Oak Lane. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $2,000 | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along River Plantation Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line near the intersection of River Plantation Road and Coastal Highway. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | A tree was blown down onto Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Road. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | A tree was blown down along Spring Creek and south of Highway 98. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Hyde Park | - | Minor flooding occurred near a gas station off of Highway 98. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees were blown down on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Blvd. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees were blown down on Walker Farm Road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hyde Park | - | Trees were blown down on Narvaez Trail. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hyde Park | - | Penny size hail was reported along U.S. Highway 98 north of Wakulla Beach. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakulla Gardens | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shell Island | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| San Marcos (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Marks | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Shadeville | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Wasupa (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wakulla Beach | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Port Leon | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305850. 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.







