Orange Mills, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32131. It stands on Dog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hastings quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Orange Mills between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,160 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/MILLICAN RD FIRE |
| 18 September 2016 | Natural | 49 acres | Florida Forest Service | FOREST CREEK 2 (54) |
| 14 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/RUN AWAY FIRE |
| 29 August 2016 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | FOREST CREEK (54) |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/ROUND HOUSE FIRE/0861 |
| 19 August 2006 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/YELVINGTON RD FIRE |
| 18 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OAK HAVEN RD (54) |
| 18 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/SHAGGY LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orange Mills in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Mills | $200 | Caller reported large oak tree branches were blown down on his property near the intersection of West River Rd and Chaffey Rd. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion in Storm Data. |
| January 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Mills | - | Putnam County Emergency Management reports downed trees, a damaged shed, and damage to a porch along Federal Point Road in East Palatka. The of damage based on radar data. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Orange Mills | - | Waterspout was spotted by county deputy over the St. Johns River near SR 207 and Rector Road. No injuries or damage was reported. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Mills | - | Trees were blown down. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Mills | - | Thunderstorm winds severely damaged 8 homes near the West River Road and Mink Road intersection. Homes had roof damage...numerous trees down...and out buildings were damaged. The cost of damage was unknown. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Mills | - | Trees and power lines were blown down along County road 207A. |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Orange Mills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patersonville | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cypress Point | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Grandview | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| East Palatka | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rollestown (historical) | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Palatka | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pecan | 4.4 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567070 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288217. 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.
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.






