BlockOrangedale, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Fruit Cove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32259. The Survey maps it on the Orangedale quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1993The 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 1917 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1917 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Orangedale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Orangedale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Orangedale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,484 acres in total. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF 4445 SR 210 WEST |
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Orangedale: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Steam Brick Co Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orangedale in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a few boat house roofs on the St. Johns River near Orangedale, a few mile north of the Shands Bridge. Patio furniture was blown into the river. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the damage in Storm Data. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Trees were blown down in the 5200 block of River Park Villas Drive. The time of damage was estimated from radar data. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Trees were blown down onto power lines at the cross section of State Road 13 and River Park Villas Drive. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northwest and western portions of the county. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | There were several trees blown down near the River area along State Road 13. Many trees fell across the road and had to be cleared by the County Roads Dept. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Orangedale | - | Accumulation of estimated golf ball size hail was reported by the public in the Rivertown Development south of Switzerland at 2:10 PM EST. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Two homes along Snail Kite Court were damaged from thunderstorm winds. One family was displaced due to the damage. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | A tree was blown down near State Road 13 and State Road 16A. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | A power line was blown down along Greenbrier Road. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Power lines were damaged along State Road 13 by thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | Numerous reports of large trees uprooted. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangedale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Julia (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| San Diego Salamototo (historical) | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Elwood | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Palmo | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blacks Ford | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Whites Ford | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Switzerland | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308062. 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.