Myrtle Grove, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32506. The Survey maps it on the West Pensacola quadrangle. 17,224 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresMyrtle Grove grew from 15,870 to 17,224 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,870 | |
| 2020 | 17,224 | +1,354 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS West Pensacola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Myrtle Grove between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,412 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARLANE CEMETARY (17) |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HARBOR PLACE (17) |
| 18 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Myrtle Grove: 7 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrico Pensacola Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Alden Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gulf Coast Grading and Paving - Milford | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clarks Sand Co. Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saufley Field Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Sand and Gravel - Pensacola Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dot Pensacola - Brent Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| E. K. Edwards - Blue Angel Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Fairground Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Myrtle Grove in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | 2 hurt | A tree fell on a home on the 6900 block of W Jackson St, causing a partial roof collapse and injuring 2 people. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Myrtle Grove | 1 hurt | A twenty-five year old female was talking on the telephone when lightning struck. She was taken to the hospital and was later released with minor injuries. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $8,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed trees and a wooden fence on West Fairfield Dr between Patricia Dr and Lillian Hwy. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Myrtle Grove. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds around 60 mph downed trees on 70th Avenue. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | Myrtle Grove | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | - | High winds downed a tree on a house causing damage. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | - | High winds downed trees. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | - | High winds snapped a large oak tree. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Myrtle Grove | - | Heavy rains in a short period of time caused several roads in the southwest part of the county to flood. The roads had to be closed for about an hour due to the high water. Estimates of 5 to 6 inches of rain fell across the area. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Myrtle Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Cut | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| West Pensacola | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cerny Heights | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Avondale | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Beach Haven | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Millview | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bellview | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ramsey Beach | 2.9 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Myrtle Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1898719 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 287503. 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.









