BlockLoretto, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32258. The Survey maps it on the Bayard quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1917 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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 Orange Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Loretto between 1992 and 2020, burning about 863 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CORKLAN DRIVE (16) |
| 14 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 210 |
| 11 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF-55-IVY HOLLOW |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loretto in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 3 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Lightning | Loretto | 3 hurt | A lightning strike caused 3 injuries. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Loretto | $100,000 | Lightning caused a house fire along Rocky Garden Lane in Mandarin. Both occupants escaped. There was extensive damage inside the home; the cost was unknown but estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | $35,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in the Mandarin, Southside and Baymeadows areas. A tree fell onto a house along Ballestero Dr destroying the roof. Trees and powerlines were blocking Mandarin and Brady Rd. Large tree uprooted and fell near Ricky Dr in Mandarin. Shingles blew off a home along St Albans in Mandarin. Total Duval residents affected by a power outage was over 20,000 at 1500 today. Those numbers either sustained themselves or went down by 1652. At 1652, the total number of customers without power was at 5,787. Time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2020 | Lightning | Loretto | $5,000 | Lighting caused a house fire in Mandarin along Grand Lakes Drive South. The time of the damage was based on NLDN data. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | $2,000 | The broadcast media relayed photos via social media of multiple trees down along walnut bend rd. A large tree snapped at the base and fell onto a car. The time was estimated based on radar. Multiple reports of pea size hail were also reported in the Mandarin area. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | $500 | A large tree was blown down in the 7400 block of San Jose Blvd. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | The Jacksonville Electric Authority reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to utility equipment along Harp Street, just north of Julington Creek Road. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | Trees and tree debris were blown down an damaged utility company equipment along Plummer Grant Road per the Jacksonville Electric Authority. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Loretto | - | Over a two hour period, 4.5 inches was measured in Mandarin. Ditches were overflowed with water, some spreading onto roads. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Loretto | - | About 3.5 inches of rainfall fell within an hour. This caused ankle deep water on the Southside near Old St. Augustine Road in the Grand Lakes Subdivision. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | A spotter estimated gusts to 60 mph near Old Saint Augustine Road and Loretto Road. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Loretto | - | The public measured 3.15 daily rainfall. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Loretto | - | Daily rainfall of 3.12 was measured by a Coop-Observer. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts of 65 to 70 mph near Old St. Augustine Road and Loretto Road. The time was between 1:20 pm and 1:30 pm. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Loretto | - | Two inches of rainfall was measured in Mandarin within the hour near the intersection of Old St. Augustine Road and Loretto Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | Winds blew down a large tree near the 4000 block of Loretto Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loretto | - | Pea size hail was also reported. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Loretto | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mandarin | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Greenland | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Marshall Plantation (historical) | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Plummers | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Goodbys | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Mandarin | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Sunbeam | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Beauclerc Gardens | 3.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 286098. 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.
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.