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Plummers, Florida

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32257. It sits by Beauclerc Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Orange Park quadrangle.

Plummers within Duval County

Then and now

1917 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Plummers, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Plummers, surveyed 1917

Compare 1917 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Plummers between 1992 and 2018, burning about 317 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 8 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 use17
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Natural13
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceROOSEVELT BLVD (16)
3 August 1999Natural13 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1999Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 July 1992Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 July 1993Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 June 1996Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

12 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plummers in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 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
May 2021LightningPlummers$10,000Lightning struck a pine tree, which fell onto a home. The home then caught fire. The event was at 10733 Orchard Walk Place near Hartley Road in Mandarin. The time of the event was based on radar and lightning data. The cost of the damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. The estimate is likely underestimated.
September 2024Flash FloodPlummers-At 8 PM EDT, broadcast media shared a video showing Main St near 8th St was flooded. Floodwaters reached halfway up tires. About 3 to 4 inches of rain fell by this time. At 8:32 pm, emergency management reported that Jefferson Street and the UF Health parking lot was flooded. This is a known flood-prone site due to its proximity to Hogans Creek. About 3 to 4.5 inches of rain had fallen in this area. Videos were later shared showing floodwaters reached up to a woman's waist and above tires on an SUV. Floodwaters began entering homes along Moncrief Creek including along Leonard Cir E and Moncrief Rd. Floodwaters were deep enough that JFRD was unable to evacuate residents from a home along Leonard Cir E. Old St. Augustine Rd and Pritmore Rd were closed due to flooding. Widespread flooding with numerous cars stuck in floodwaters were reported across the San Marco, Downtown Jacksonville, Riverside, Ortega, Avondale, Hogan's Creek, Moncrief park, and Norwood areas.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindPlummers-Trees were uprooted along Claire Land and San Jose Blvd. The time of damage was based on radar data.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindPlummers-A spotter reported trees blown down, roof damage to a supermarket and pea size hail. The time of damage was based on radar data.
August 2022Heavy RainPlummers-A personal weather station KFL JACK 3466 measured 2.99 inches of rainfall between around 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm. Surrounding stations reported 2 to 2.8 inches of rainfall.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPlummers-The Jacksonville Electric Authority reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to utility equipment along North Village Grove Drive off of Scott Mill Road. The time of damage was based on radar data.
August 2022Heavy RainPlummers-A public observing station measured 2.63 inches in 1.25 hours.
December 2020Tornado (EF1)Plummers-Just before 7 pm, at QLCS tornado touched down just south of I-295 in Mandarin from the shore of the St. Johns River near Tacito Trail and ended near Scott Circle East. The tornado damaged trees and caused minor damage to the roof of one home due to a tree falling on it. Another tree fell on a transformer which caused it to blow out and ignite the tree on fire. The tornado had peak winds of 105 mph.
August 2019Heavy RainPlummers-Right lanes were partially flooded at the intersection of San Jose and Claire Lane.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPlummers-A power line was blown down on Scott Mill Road. Time of damage based on radar.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindPlummers-A power line was blown down on San Jose Blvd just south of I-295.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPlummers-A large tree was blown down blocking Scott Mill Road in Mandarin. The time was based on radar.

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
Beauclerc Gardens0.7 miles24
Beauclerc0.7 miles24
Goodbys1.2 miles22
Mandarin2.5 miles24
East Mandarin2.6 miles24
Marshall Plantation (historical)2.9 miles24
Loretto3.0 miles22
Sunbeam3.0 miles22

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 Q122552818The 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 289092. 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.

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.