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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.

New Berlin within Duval County

Then and now

1918 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of New Berlin, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of New Berlin, surveyed 1918

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

70 since 1992

Regional 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 use23
Natural18
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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
24 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use12 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2014Natural3.6 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGATE FORTY TWO (16)
5 August 2000Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 August 1993Natural2.0 acresFort Caroline National MemorialWILEMA
17 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2016Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceZOO (16)
29 July 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A C Skinner DepositThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumPast Producer
U S Gypsum/ Jacksonville, Fla.Gypsum-AnhydritePlant

Every working recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

8 since 2002

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin$2,000Large trees down on power lines, Hacksher Drive near Hess Terminal.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-A semi-tractor trailer was blown over due to winds on the Dames Point Bridge.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-An off duty NWS Employee reported wind gusts of 50-60 mph in Fort Caroline.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-A resisdent along William Mills Street on Blount Island reported trees and a fence were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-A wind gust to 58 mph was measured on Blount Island.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-A JEA wind sensor measured at 62 mph wind gust (100 ft agl) at the Northside Power Station.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNew 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 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Berlin-Trees and power lines down at St. Johns Power Park. Winds estimated by Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) employees at 65 to 70 mph.

Every storm recorded in Duval 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
Yellow Bluff Fort0.2 miles24
Dames Point0.7 miles24
Dames Point Manor0.8 miles24
Gilmore2.3 miles23
Newcastle2.5 miles23
Beacon Hills2.6 miles24
Quinlan2.8 miles24
Fort Caroline2.9 miles24

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.