Riverdale, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hastings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32092. It stands on Paines Branch. The Survey maps it on the Riverdale quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1947 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1947 USGS Bostwick quadrangle1:50000
- 1949 USGS Bostwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Riverdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Riverdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Riverdale between 1993 and 2020, burning about 748 acres in total. 54 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRIDGEPORT RD (54) |
| 20 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WOODWARD (55) |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WOODWARD RD(55) |
| 10 September 2018 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | GREENHOUSE (55) |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 542(54) |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF-WOODWARD POWERLINE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverdale in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Riverdale | $75,000 | The public reported a landspout near Molasses Junction. Images were shared showing roof damage to the sheet metal and wooden structure pf a horse stable and an outdoor toilet blown over. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | $1,000 | A power line was damaged at 1028 County Road 13 South. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Riverdale | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter was observed. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Riverdale | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| June 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Riverdale | - | Two separate reports of a funnel cloud located just north of Hastings were relayed to the office. The funnel cloud was just east of the St. Johns River. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | Multiple trees were blown down near County Road 214 and County Road 13 South. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Riverdale | - | A tornado/waterspout was observed. No damage was reported. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | A spotter reported a tree and debris blown down about 2 miles north of the intersection of County Road 305 and State Road 13A near Elkton. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Riverdale | - | Dime-size hail. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tocoi | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| San Nicolas Tolentino (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lane Landing | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Molasses Junction | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Meldrim Park | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pocotalaco (historical) | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bakersville | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Picolata | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308097. 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.







