New Berlin, Florida
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32226. It lies near Alligator Island. The Survey maps it on the Eastport quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1918 against another survey:
On record in New Berlin
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.
Yellow Bluff Fortlisted 1970 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1918 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS EastPort quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of New Berlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 778 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 8 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 | 23 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Natural | 3.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | GATE FORTY TWO (16) |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fort Caroline National Memorial | WILEMA |
| 17 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZOO (16) |
| 29 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of New Berlin: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A C Skinner Deposit | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| U S Gypsum/ Jacksonville, Fla. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Plant |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Berlin in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | $2,000 | Large trees down on power lines, Hacksher Drive near Hess Terminal. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | A semi-tractor trailer was blown over due to winds on the Dames Point Bridge. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | An off duty NWS Employee reported wind gusts of 50-60 mph in Fort Caroline. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | A resisdent along William Mills Street on Blount Island reported trees and a fence were blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | A wind gust to 58 mph was measured on Blount Island. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | A JEA wind sensor measured at 62 mph wind gust (100 ft agl) at the Northside Power Station. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | Two houses on the 5000 block of Hecksher Drive sustained damage from fallen trees due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One house had severe damage to its backside from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Berlin | - | Trees and power lines down at St. Johns Power Park. Winds estimated by Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) employees at 65 to 70 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Bluff Fort | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Dames Point | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Dames Point Manor | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Gilmore | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Newcastle | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Beacon Hills | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Quinlan | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Fort Caroline | 2.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 287595. 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.












