O'Neil, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Yulee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32034. It stands on Elwood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hedges quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 St Marys quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS St Marys quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1919 USGS St. Marys quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hedges quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
196 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of O'Neil between 1992 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RUBIN DAVIS LANE (45) |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUCCANEER (45) |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SWEETBRIAR (45) |
| 8 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GREGORY AVE. (45) |
| 4 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FRANK WARD RD (45) |
| 25 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OWENS RD (45) |
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 O'Neil: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Island Placer | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Occurrence | Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Nassauville | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Amelia City | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Yulee Heights | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Fernandina Beach | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Hedges | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Chester | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| American Beach | 4.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 287919. 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.









