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Peniel, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32177. It stands on Devall Branch. The Survey maps it on the Satsuma quadrangle.

Peniel within Putnam County

Then and now

1912 to 1981

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Peniel, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Peniel, surveyed 1912

Compare 1912 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

343 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Peniel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,278 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 41 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 use69
Natural68
Missing data/not specified/undetermined58
Debris and open burning44
Arson/incendiarism41
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks2
Smoking2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2003-08-1095 PUTNAM
21 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWASTE WATER (54)
12 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2011Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service309(54)
7 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 August 2006Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePUTNAM/HUNGRY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Peniel: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Palatka MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

16 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peniel in 16 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2022Thunderstorm WindPeniel$500A tree was blown down across the road. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Putnam County Sheriff reported trees and powerlines were blown down along Silverlake Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Karen Lane and FL 19 southwest of Palatka. The time of damage was based on radar.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPeniel-A large tree was blown down onto a home along Acre Lane and caused significant damage.
August 2024Heavy RainPeniel-A personal weather station ETF - KFLPALAT35 measured 3.04 inches of rainfall. Rain began around 3 PM. 2.3 inches of rain fell between | 4 and 5 PM.
September 2024FloodPeniel-Between September 9-13th about 12 inches of rainfall fell across the Penial/Francis area (11.82 was measured at Moates Road on 9/13). A location at 111 Penial Store Road experienced overflow from lakes in the area. This property was flooded given it's low elevation location downstream of the flooded lakes. Public works identified a crushed 36 culvert in the area of Penial Store Road and the Dinkla Road area. Water from the local lakes caused rainfall to back-up into Mud Lake and it could not drain. Impacts from this flooding event included: at Mud Lake Farm on NW corner of Mud Lake was impacted by water into the Barn/Garage (EM Verified); at 134 Karen Court flood water was in the backyard from Mud Lake and against the home (EM/Red Cross verified); a home at 111 Peniel Store Rd had possible water intrusion and the kitchen roof collapsed (unconfirmed damages, owner not present nor responsive to EM or Red Cross); a home at 116 Green Rd had minor water intrusion into the basement and water came through the floor and walls underground (EM Verified); and a garage had water into it at 263 Davis Lake Rd (EM picture confirmation). All other information and complaints have been for water near homes, next to homes, in yards, or over roads.
July 2021Heavy RainPeniel-A personal weather station near Pasture measured 4.51 inches. Rain started around 3 pm.
June 2020HailPeniel-Ping pong ball size hail was observed near Silver Lake. The time of the event was based on radar.
June 2020HailPeniel-Golf ball size hail was reported near Peniel Road close to Silver Lake.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindPeniel-A tree was blown down and blocking the road at 4044 Browns Landing Road.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Tree limbs were blown down onto power lines and large hail (size unknown) was reported.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Trees and power lines were blown down near Silver Lake Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 19 near Silver Lake Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2012Heavy RainPeniel-A retention pond overflowed onto State Highway 20 about 2 miles west of State Road 19.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Power lines were blown down on Paniel Road.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindPeniel-Trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 19 and Silver Lake Drive.

Every storm recorded in Putnam County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lundy1.7 miles17
Francis1.8 miles17
Buffalo Bluff2.8 miles17
Palatka3.0 miles17
Springside Park3.9 miles17
Okawahathako (historical)4.2 miles17
Springside4.2 miles17
Rollestown (historical)4.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288690. 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.