BlockPhifer, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hawthorne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32640. The Survey maps it on the Rochelle quadrangle.
Then and now
1938 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1938 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1938 USGS Hawthorn quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Hawthorn quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rochelle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Phifer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,181 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 7 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2017 | Natural | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | BEE TREE RD (01) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 14,433 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 14,433 specimens collected within 10 miles of Phifer between 1847 and 1975: 6,574 Animalia, 6,253 Fungi, 917 Protozoa, 511 Plantae, 107 Chromista, 70 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A B GROBMAN, A S Rhoads and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Xylocopa micans Lepeletier, 1841 | 1847 | not recorded | Gainesville |
 | Hypericum suffruticosum P.B.Adams & N.Robson | 1876 | Abram Paschal Garber | Gainesville |
 | Poria alabamae (Berk. & Cooke) Cooke | 1887 | Calkins | Florida |
 | Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817 | 1860 | James Layne | Gainesville |
 | Myotis Kaup, 1829 | 1860 | Harley B. Sherman | Gainesville |
 | Utricularia subulata L. | 1873 | C. E. Faxon | Gainesville |
 | Asclepias humistrata Walter | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville |
 | Corallorhiza wisteriana Conrad | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville |
 | Croton argyranthemus Michx. | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville |
 | Croton glandulosus var. glandulosus | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville |
 | Euphorbia cordifolia Elliott | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville |
| Tillandsia recurvata (L.) L. | 1876 | A. P. Garber | Gainesville. |
All 14,433 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phifer in 69 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 23 heavy rain, 10 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $5,000 | Trees were down across the Meadowbrook Golf Course. The cost of tree removal was estimated. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $3,000 | Trees were blown down across the parking lot at 5830 NW 39th Avenue in Gainesville. Two telephone connection boxes were also damaged. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $2,000 | A large branch fell through a roof and into the living room of a residence in Gainesville. No injuries were reported. Other large branches were reported down in the city of Gainesville. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Phifer | $1,000 | Trained spotter reported flooding near the 8400 block of northwest 13th street. Ditches were full and yards were flooded. About 4 to 5 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Phifer | $1,000 | Alachua emergency manager reported multiple reports of street flooding from the 9000 block of west Newberry road to the 10700 block and between the 2100 and 2300 block of northwest 98th street. The Weatherly subdivision east of Fort Clarke Blvd experienced flooding along the streets and entered some homes due to stormwater runoff from nearby Tara Lane filling up their retention pond and spilling over. About 4 to 5 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $1,000 | Alachua county 911/dispatch reported a tree downed by strong wind gusts near the intersection of nw 58th boulevard and nw 23rd avenue. Time of damage based on radar data. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto a fence in the Millhopper subdivision. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $500 | A tree was blown down and blocked the road. A road closure was reported due to the fallen tree at State Road 222 near Interstate 75. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $500 | Trees were reported down on NW 18th Terrace. Time of damage was approximated based on radar imagery. Cost of damage estimated. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $500 | A tree was blown down and blocking the road at 1504 NW 61st Terrace. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | $200 | A tree was down at 2445 NW 38th Street. The time was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Phifer | - | Golf ball size hail was observed near the intersection of NW 36th Place and NW 47th Terrace. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Phifer | - | Slightly larger than golf ball size hail was observed. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Phifer | - | There were numerous reports of nickel to slightly larger than golf ball size hail reported across Gainesville city limits. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Phifer | - | The public shared photos of hail up to golf ball size near the intersection of NW 34th Street and N 39th Street at a residence. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Phifer | - | A spotter shared images measuring hail of 2.50 inches (tennis ball) and 1.50 inches (ping pong ball) near the intersection of NW 39th Avenue and NW 34th Avenue. |
| February 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Phifer | - | A picture of a funnel cloud was taken passing HWY 441 near Gainesville. Time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A personal weather station in the West Park | section of Gainesville measured 2.55 inches | of rainfall which began around 4:40 pm. | Other nearby observations measured 1.6 to | 1.9 inches in the West Hills and Rutledge | sections of town, just east of I-75. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A mesonet station about 3 miles NW of the University of Florida measured 3.16 inches of rain since 3:30 am. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | Mesonet station DW8556 Gainesville measured 2.60 inches of rain within an hour. Flood and Flash Flood Warnings were in effect. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | Personal weather station along NW 35th Place observed 5 inches of rainfall. Surrounding sites measured between 4 to 5 inches of rain. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A mesonet site measured 5.86 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A weather station in the West Park area of Gainesville measured 4.15 inches of rainfall as of 5:15 pm. This was a daily storm total. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | The public reported flooded yards up to 6 inches deep in some areas in NW Gainesville near NW 84th Place and US Highway 441. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A NWS Storm Survey determined that straight line winds near 80 mph caused widespread tree damage. Some trees damaged structures. The worst damage was centered near the intersection of NW 39th Ave and Highway 222 and NW 34th Street and Highway 121. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A large tree was blown down and blocked a walking path and fell on fences near the intersection of NW 45th Ave and NW 25th Ave. The time of damage was based on radar and the cost of damage was unknown. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Multiple trees were blown down or snapped in the Springtree Subdivision. Many homes had tree damage. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A public weather station measured 4.39 inches in 90 minutes. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | The 24 hr rainfall was 2.45 inches. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | The 24 hr rainfall was 2.46 inches. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Alachua county EM reported wind damage at 34th Street and 16th Avenue in Gainesville. Two vehicles were damaged by heavy debris in the area. No structural damage reported. Power lines were blown down. A tree fell on a horse in a rural area. EM reported wind gusts up to 72 mph from an unofficial source. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A large tree was blown down along NW 30th Terrace. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Multiple trees were blown down and power was taken out at a Northside Park near Gainesville. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Straight-line wind damage occurred at the Whitney Mobile Home Park at 8401 NW 13th Street in Gainesville. Multiple trees were blown down, including onto homes and vehicles. Some carports were also blown down and lofted by the winds. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A spotter measured 4.25 inches since 1000 am that morning. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Trees were blown down near 55th Blvd near Gainesville. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A large tree was damaged and hanging over Millhopper Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Phifer | - | Multiple reports of a funnel cloud on the east side of Gainesville,including from the Gainesville ASOS at the Regional Airport. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Multiple trees were blown down. A tree was in the roadway at the intersection of NW 16th Avenue and NW 12th Street. A tree was blocking the road at NW 17th Street and NW 29th Road. A tree was blocking the road in the 1900 block of NW 31st Place and a tree fell on a car in the 1900 block of NW 33rd Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Several trees were blown down in Gainesville. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A spotter measured 1.51 in a half an hour. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | Within 2 hours 3.83 of rain was measured. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | Within 2 hours 4.25 of rain was measured. |
| August 2015 | Flood | Phifer | - | Areas of the Northwood Pines Subdivision were flooded and parts of NW 25th Terrace was under water. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Large trees were blown down near I-75 and Northwest 39th Avenue. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | An observer measured 3.28 of rainfall in about 5 hours. |
| March 2014 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A spotter measured a 2-day rainfall of 2.95 inches about 6 miles west of Gainesville. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A spotter measured 1.99 inches of rainfall in 1 hr and 15 minutes. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | A spotter measured 2.4 inches of rain in one hour. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Phifer | - | Nickel to dime size hail was reported at 53rd Ave Northwest and 43rd St. Northwest Ave. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Phifer | - | Half dollar to quarter size hail was reported at Interstate 75 and 39th Ave. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Phifer | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Interstate 75 and Highway 222. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Phifer | - | Two inches of rain was measured within 30 minutes near the intersection of NW 39th Ave and NW 34th Street in Gainesville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Trees were blown down near the 6800 block of NW 53rd Ave. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Phifer | - | State Warning Point relayed a report that Northwest 39th and Northwest 51st Streets were closed due to about 1 foot of water on the road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A tree was blown down onto a home at 8620 NW 13th Street. The event time was based on radar. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A tree was blown down on a home at NW 22nd Avenue with no injuries reported. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A tree was blown down onto a trailer with 2 people trapped inside. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | A tree was blown down across NW 47th Lane. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phifer | - | Emergency management reported a tree blown into a screened porch with a partial roof collapse at 7630 NW 51st Drive. Wind blew tree into an apartment building in the Hidden Village Apartment complex one half mile south of Archer Road. Trees were also blown down on a home at 6632 SW 81st Street in Gainesville. Heavy rain and power outages were also reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochelle | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grove Park | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Windsor | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Newnans Lake Homesites | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Green Grove | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Kreftwood Estates | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Micanopy Junction | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hawthorne | 5.3 miles | 12 |
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 Q122570696 | 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 294887. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.