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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.

Pickettville within Duval County

Then and now

1918 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Pickettville, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Pickettville, surveyed 1918

Compare 1918 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

94 since 1992

Regional 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 use21
Arson/incendiarism18
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Recreation and ceremony10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Natural5
Debris and open burning4
Smoking1

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
14 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2000Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2016Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLANE SWAMP (16)
29 August 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceNORMANDY LANE (16)
22 August 2016Railroad operations and maintenance6.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceIMESON RD (16)
18 August 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 July 2003Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-07-1032
3 July 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBK NORMANDY (16)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chemrock/ Jacksonville, Fla.PerlitePlant
Kaiser Cement & Gypsum/JacksonvilleGypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPlant

Every working recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

6 since 2003

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2020Thunderstorm WindPickettville$1,000Multiple 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 2010LightningPickettville$1,000A home was struck by lightning on Chappie James Court. There was minor structural damage. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindPickettville$500A 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 2024Thunderstorm WindPickettville-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 2015Thunderstorm WindPickettville-Trees and power lines were blown down on Shannon Ave.
March 2003HailPickettville-Corner of Imeson Rd and Pickettville Rd.

Every storm recorded in Duval 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
Carver Manor1.1 miles22
Grand Crossing1.2 miles21
Edgewood1.6 miles21
West Jacksonville2.0 miles21
Langmar2.1 miles21
Magnolia Gardens2.2 miles22
Grand Park2.4 miles21
Harbor View2.7 miles22

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.