Oakwood Villa, Florida
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32211. It stands on Red Bay Branch. The Survey maps it on the Arlington 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 Oakwood Villa
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.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonvillelisted 2019 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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 Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Oakwood Villa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 312 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAN DIEGO 2 (16) |
| 3 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SAN DIEGO(16) |
| 29 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oakwood Villa: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium, Zirconium. 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 | ||
| Humphries Gold Corp Mine | Titanium, Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| Jacksonville Placer | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Rutile, Zircon, Ilmenite |
Storms near this place
14 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakwood Villa in 14 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 6 heavy rain, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood Villa | $1,500 | Thundestorm outflow winds of 40-45 mph caused wind damage off of Atlantic Blvd in the Glenlea Subdivision. A carport was flipped and tossed and there were several tree branches broken. The time of the event was based on radar and the cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood Villa | - | A tree was blown down onto powerlines at 7171 Arlington Expressway. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Oakwood Villa | - | There was an estimated three feet of water at Millcreek Road and Arlington Expressway with vehicles stuck in flood waters with no injuries reported. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood Villa | - | A large tree branch was blocking the left lane of the Arlington Expressway eastbound near the Southside Connector ramp. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | A personal weather observation station BELLEMEADE - KFLJACKS3932. The rain began around 4:40 PM EDT. Surrounding stations ranged from 2 to 3 inches of rainfall. A flood warning was in effect. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | Storm total rainfall of 2.2 inches was measured in Grove Park. Some road still had standing water. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood Villa | - | A tree was blown down in Alderman Park. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2017 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | An observer measured 2.76 inches within 2 hours. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Oakwood Villa | - | Flood water along Glynlea Road was reaching doorways of homes on Oglethorpe Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakwood Villa | - | A tree was blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2017 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | An observer measured 2.21 inches since 0700 EDT and 6.22 inches since Monday. |
| May 2017 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | A station measured 2.1 inches. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Oakwood Villa | - | Glynlea Road at Oglethorpe Road was flooded. Water was up to the door of a home. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Oakwood Villa | - | An observer measured 4.65 inches since midnight south of downtown near Glynlea. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Hill | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Southside Estates | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Arlington | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hogan | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Eggleston Heights | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Spring Glen | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Floral Bluff | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Azalea Terrace | 2.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288026. 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.










