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Moultrie, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Matanzas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32086. It stands on Moultrie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Augustine Beach quadrangle.

Moultrie within St. Johns County

Then and now

1937 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Moultrie, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Moultrie, surveyed 1937

On record in Moultrie

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

366 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 366 fires within 5 miles of Moultrie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,304 acres in total. 123 started naturally. 44 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
Natural123
Equipment and vehicle use65
Arson/incendiarism44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Misuse of fire by a minor30
Recreation and ceremony22
Debris and open burning20
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1999Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1993Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 September 1993Natural75 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 September 1993Natural75 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.7 acresFlorida Forest ServiceN. WASHINGTON ST. (55)
19 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Johns County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Moultrie: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Anastasia Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mclead Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Johns County

Storms near this place

30 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moultrie in 30 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 15 heavy rain, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2016LightningMoultrie$5,000Lightning struck a mobile home and caused a structure fire off of Datil Pepper Lane near St. Augustine Shores. The cost of damage was unknown and the cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
August 2025Heavy RainMoultrie-A personal Weather Station weather station - KFLSTAUG1013 reported 2.18 inches of rainfall during the past hour.
May 2023Heavy RainMoultrie-A station measured 4 inches in about 2.5 hours.
October 2023Heavy RainMoultrie-Since midnight, a public weather station in St. Augustine Shores measured 3.18 inches of rainfall. Other station nearby reported similar values of just over 3 inches since midnight.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-Numerous trees were blown down onto power lines in the southern portion of St. Augustine. The time of the event was based on radar.
August 2021Heavy RainMoultrie-Over the past 3 hours, 2.90 inches of rainfall was measured.
May 2020FloodMoultrie-Three inches of rainfall occurred near Watson Road near St. Augustine Shores in 2.5 hours. Minor flooding was reported on U.S. Highway 1.
September 2020Heavy RainMoultrie-As of 1518, a public weather station off of Sierras Loop measured a daily rainfall of 4.92 inches.
December 2019Funnel CloudMoultrie-A funnel cloud was reported over 762 Gilda Drive.
December 2018Heavy RainMoultrie-About 2 inches of rainfall was measured in St. Augustine Shores. Duration of rainfall unknown.
June 2018HailMoultrie-Quarter to nickel size hail was observed in St. Augustine Shores.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-A tree was blown down on Queen Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
October 2017Heavy RainMoultrie-The public estimated a 2 day rainfall total of 9 inches.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-Small trees were blown down and numerous medium sized branches were snapped off of trees.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-A power line was blown down at Cacique Drive.
May 2016HailMoultrie-Dime to penny size hail was observed in St. Augustine Shores.
October 2016Heavy RainMoultrie-Daily rainfall of 4.10 inches measured.
October 2016Heavy RainMoultrie-Daily rainfall measured thus far was 4.92 inches.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-A power line was blown down on West Genung Street. The time was estimated based on radar.
August 2015Heavy RainMoultrie-Within 11 hours, 4.30 of rainfall was reported.
September 2015FloodMoultrie-Significant road flooding was reported at the intersection of Old Moultrie Road and US Highway 1. Water depth was up to a few feet with some stranded cars.
August 2014Heavy RainMoultrie-Rainfall of 1.75 was measured in 50 minutes in St. Augustine Shores.
February 2014Heavy RainMoultrie-The pubic measured 2.25 inches of rainfall in 45 minutes.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-Tree limbs were blown down in St. Augustine. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
July 2013Heavy RainMoultrie-An observer measured 1.8 inches of rainfall within 45 minutes.
October 2013Heavy RainMoultrie-The public measured 1.24 inches within an hour.
March 2013HailMoultrie-Half dollar size hail was reported.
March 2013Heavy RainMoultrie-The public measured 1.49 inches of rainfall in 15 minutes.
March 2012Funnel CloudMoultrie-A possible funnel cloud was sighted.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMoultrie-Trees and power lines were blown down in south St. Augustine.

Every storm recorded in St. Johns County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Saint Augustine Shores0.9 miles14
Saint Augustine South1.6 miles14
Fort Peyton1.7 miles14
Saybrook3.1 miles14
Butler Beach3.3 miles14
Coquina Gables3.4 miles14
Saint Augustine Beach3.7 miles14
Vermont Heights4.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308041. 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.