BlockMarietta, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32220. The Survey maps it on the Marietta 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
11 surveys from 21 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 Cambon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Cambon 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
- 1964 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Marietta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 562 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1098 |
| 2 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LANE SWAMP (16) |
| 31 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NORMANDY LANE (16) |
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 Marietta: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Titanium Deposit | Titanium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marietta in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 8 heavy rain, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2008 | Lightning | Marietta | 1 hurt | A 22 year old male was struck by lightning while working at a tire store in the Normandy area of Jacksonville. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for observation. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down in a neighborhood just northwest of the I-295 and I-10 intersection. Trees were blown down on homes on Mariner Street and Paschal Street. A roof was blown off of a business. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $5,000 | A tree fell on a home at Mariner Street and Memorial Park Road. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2018 | Lightning | Marietta | $2,000 | A structure fire was the result of a lightning strike at 6300 Park Street. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $100 | The media shared photos of a snapped palm tree along Rockland Dr in Jacksonville, FL. The time of damage was estimated from radar data and KHEG reported wind gust of 30 mph at 4:15 pm. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2025 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | Personnel Weather Station Ellis and Lenox 2 - KFLJACKS3578 reported 2.33 inches in the past hour. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | A personal weathers station Ellis and Lenox 2 - KFLJACKS3578 measured 2.07 inches within the past hour. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | Personal weather station KFLJACKS4606 measured 2.03 inches of rain in the past 30 minutes. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | Personal weather station East Devoe/I-10 KFLJACKS4606 measured 2.5 inches of rain in the past hour. Rain began around 1250 PM. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Duval Fire Rescue reported powerlines blown down near the intersection of I-295 and I-10 on the Jacksonville Westside. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Trees and debris were blown into power lines that caused power outages to over 65 residences near the intersection of Old Middleburg Road and Lenox Ave. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Marietta | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Marietta | - | Quarter size hail was observed in Marietta Subdivision. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Marietta | - | Golf ball hail was observed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A 5-6 inch diameter tree was broken and leaning on a home on the Jacksonville Westside. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Two inch in diameter tree limbs fell across I-295. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Marietta | - | At 8:35 pm, local broadcast media reported minor flooding on and near Casset Avenue on the Jacksonville Westside. At 8:55 pm, the media reported minor flooding in San Marco. At 9:17 pm, the media reported flooding in Springfield along Hogan's Creek in Klutho Park. Two cars in the parking lot were stranded. At 10:45 pm, the media reported 1-2 ft of standing water was over McCoy's Creek Blvd. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Marietta | - | A social media post showed standing water in a home off of Ellis Road near the Murray Hill area of Jacksonville. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Power lines were blown down along Lenox Avenue near Cox Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A tree fell on a home on Perryman Lane. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A social media post reported a large tree down and blocked the Interstate 295 southward ramp from Normandy Blvd. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Wind gust near 60 mph at the intersection of Cahoon Street N and West Beaver Street. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A tree fell through a home splitting it in half at 5625 Atlee Avenue on the Westside. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | Minor flooding of poor drainage areas was observed along I-295 and Normandy Blvd. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A tree was down across I-295 just south of I-10. Pea size hail was reported near Pritchard Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A furniture store on Beaver and Lane Streets was damaged with a least a quarter of the tin roof peeled off. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A carport was flipped at Ramona Blvd and Westgate Drive. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Power lines were damaged from thunderstorm winds blowing trees and debris into the power lines. Lightning strikes also damaged power lines in the area. Customers had power outages from the Jacksonville Westside area near Hyde Park beginning around 240 pm. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Large trees were blown down in the Avondale area. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| March 2009 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | A storm spotter reported 1.37 inches of rain between 9 p.m. and midnight EDT (8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST) at Normandy Village near Interstate 295. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Marietta | - | A spotter in the Normandy area spotted a funnel cloud moving south. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A thunderstorm downburst wind of 73 mph was measured in the Normandy area. A large tree was uprooted near Timuquana and the Ortega Bridge. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Marietta | - | The public reported quarter size hail about 1 mile north of Normandy at the intersection of Interstate 295 and Commonwealth Avenue. The storm proceeded south and dropped quarter size hail at Herlong Airport around 158 pm local time, according to a local pilot. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Several trees were blown down on Bulls Bay Road on the Jacksonville west side near Commonwealth Avenue. Damage occurred to a deck and some outdoor equipment. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | A spotter in the Normandy area measured 2.81 inches of rainfall in the afternoon and evening. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near Attleboro Road, about 2 miles west of the Normandy area. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | Marietta | - | A trained spotter reported 5.13 inches of rainfall since midnight. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Marietta | - | Reported at interchange with Commonwealth Blvd and Interstate 295. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Large tree limbs (10 inch diameter) broken off. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Marietta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Haven | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Normandy | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Langmar | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Lackawanna | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cambon | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Hyde Grove | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Normandy Village | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Edgewood | 3.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 286426. 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.