Kingsley Beach, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Keystone Heights census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32091. The Survey maps it on the Kingsley quadrangle.
Then and now
1942 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 50 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
8 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.
- 1942 USGS Ates Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Ates Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Kingsley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Kingsley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Kingsley Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,164 acres in total. 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-04-NOV/SUPP- SR 16 EAST FIRE -1285 |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03-04-MORTOR FIRE-1233 |
| 4 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Natural | 6.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HUTCHINSON RANGE 2006-07-0285 |
| 19 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NE CR 225 (04) |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2000 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Kingsley Beach: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum, Zirconium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Deposit | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | 1946, 1949, 1986 | |
| Highland Deposit | Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1946, 1949, 1989 | |
| Trail Ridge | Zirconium, Titanium | Producer | 1946, 1949 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Kingsley Village | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Belmore | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Clay Hill | 8.7 miles | 21 | |
| Middleburg | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| Highland | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Penney Farms | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Asbury Lake | 10.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285129. 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.







