Oceanway, Florida
22 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 32218. It stands on Sweetwate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trout River 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Trout River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Oceanway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,102 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 33 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 | 47 |
| Natural | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1084 |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TWO POND 2006-07-0287 |
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 Oceanway: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis L. Huntley - Huntley Farm Pond Ex Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oceanway in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Oceanway | $3,000 | A car slid off of I-95 into a water filled ditch near the Airport Rd exit. Another car was trapped on a flooded road along Duval Rd. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in the Oceanway Village Mobile Home Park. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down near 11680 Aaron Road. The cost of damage was estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| January 2010 | Lightning | Oceanway | $1,500 | Lightning struck a parking lot light at the River City Market Place in front of Best Buy. The concrete base of the light pole was blown out and the parking lot section in front of the store was completely out. No injuries were reported nor damage other than the direct damage to the parking lights was observed. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Oceanway | - | A brief tornado was observed by NWS employees near the intersection of I-295 and I-95, just SSE of the Jacksonville International Airport. The vortex briefly touched the ground, but significant damage was not observed or reported. |
| September 2021 | Flood | Oceanway | - | All lanes of I-295 westbound at the I-95 junction are closed due to flooding. No injuries or related incidents due to flooding are unknown at this time. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Oceanway | - | Penny to dime size hail was reported in Oceanway. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Oceanway | - | Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of Interstate 295 and Interstate 95. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | - | Estimated wind gust of 60 mph near the intersection of Interstate 295 and Interstate 95. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | - | A tree fell down onto a power line in Oceanway. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| August 2015 | Flood | Oceanway | - | Street flooding was reported along Main Street North and side roads. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Oceanway | - | Storm total rainfall of 2.25 inches through 7 pm. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | - | Numerous power lines were blown down across Eastern Duval county. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Oceanway | - | 4 miles soouth Jacksonville International Airport. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Oceanway | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Oceanway | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Oceanway | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Oceanway | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceanway | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duval | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| San Mateo | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dunn Creek | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Polly Town | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Beeghly Heights | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Northwood | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Pecan Park | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Eastport | 3.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288043. 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.










