Kent, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Callahan-Hilliard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32046. The Survey maps it on the Hilliard SW quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 71 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1917 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Hilliard quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hilliard SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Kent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,942 acres in total. 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ROAD 284 (45) |
| 22 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 45 HAMBONE RAIL 2007-07-0543 |
| 21 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 324 acres | Florida Forest Service | CANDLEWOOD 2006-07-0277 |
| 28 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 175 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kent: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kent in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Kent | $25,000 | Mutiple roads were flooded across western Nassau County. Ford Rd washed out causing a culvert to fail. Hamp Hicks Rd was closed due to flooding at 2:30 p.m. A section of Bismark Rd was closed. Canal Road was under water but passable. Zidelle Rd, at 4:30 pm, was impassable by cars. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across Hilliard. A large tree fell onto a house and a truck along Conner Road. Tree caused significant structural damage to the roof and walls. The truck sustained significant damage to the bed of the truck and the gas tank cap. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | $500 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of County Road 121 and Charles Green Road. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Kent | - | Nickel to penny size hail was reported. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Kent | - | Locally heavy rainfall of 3.15 inches was measured during the afternoon into the evening. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Henry Lee Road and County Road 121. |
| January 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Kent | - | An EF0 briefly touched down along County Road 121, and winds were estimated around 80 mph. There was significant damage to a mobile home. The cost of damage was unknown. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Kent | - | Minor damage to outhouse and trees knocked down along River Road. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Kent | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6391565 | 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 295388. 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.








