Kerr City, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32134. It lies near Kauffmans Island. The Survey maps it on the Lake Kerr quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1954 against another survey:
On record in Kerr City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Kerr City Historic Districtlisted 1995 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lake Kerr quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Lake Kerr quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Kerr City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,508 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 20 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE KERR 1 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | National Forests in Florida | BUCKSKIN |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS #19 |
| 25 September 2020 | Natural | 14 acres | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS ISLAND |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BLUE CRAB |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 4 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | ISLAND 2 |
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 Kerr City: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Dykes - Michigan City Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Ocala Pitt | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kerr City in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 heavy rain, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr City | $150 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Kerr City | - | The Lake George RAWS station reported 2.18 inches of rainfall in one hour. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr City | - | Multiple trees down and bent in the same direction at the intersection of CR 316 and National Forest Rd 97. Photos relayed from Ocala National Forest, Lake George R.D. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Kerr City | - | A personal weather station measured 4.14 inches of rainfall by the T Delancy East Shore area. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Kerr City | - | The Lake George RAWs measured 4.80 inches of rain. The rain started around 3:30 pm. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Kerr City | - | Daily storm total rainfall at the RAWs station west of Lake George was up to 2.67 inches. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr City | - | Marion county dispatch reported widespread tree damage from strong thunderstorm winds across the county. The time of this event was based on radar imagery. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Salt Springs | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Eureka | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Tobacco Patch Landing | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Creek | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fort McCoy | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hog Valley | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bay Lake | 11.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305904. 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.





