Pickettville, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32254. It stands on Little Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville 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 21 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 Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Pickettville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 521 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LANE SWAMP (16) |
| 29 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NORMANDY LANE (16) |
| 22 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | IMESON RD (16) |
| 18 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1032 |
| 3 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BK NORMANDY (16) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pickettville: 2 plants. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Perlite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemrock/ Jacksonville, Fla. | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Kaiser Cement & Gypsum/Jacksonville | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pickettville in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickettville | $1,000 | Multiple trees were snapped and blown down near Francis Road. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for Storm Data. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Pickettville | $1,000 | A home was struck by lightning on Chappie James Court. There was minor structural damage. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickettville | $500 | A 10-12 inch tree was blown down across I-295 and blocked the right lane just before exit 25. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickettville | - | Multiple trees down in the westside of Jacksonville. A tree fell down along I-295 W between the Pritchard Rd and Commonwealth Ave. Trees also uprooted along Dunmire Ave. A tree fell in front of a house and caused some roof damage. Time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickettville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on Shannon Ave. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Pickettville | - | Corner of Imeson Rd and Pickettville Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Manor | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Grand Crossing | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Edgewood | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| West Jacksonville | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Langmar | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Magnolia Gardens | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Grand Park | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Harbor View | 2.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288779. 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.










