Rollestown, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32177. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hastings quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1912 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Palatka quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Rollestown (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 553 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 17 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WASTE WATER (54) |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/HONEY STAND FIRE |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/HUNGRY FIRE |
| 29 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2006 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/YELVINGTON RD FIRE |
| 18 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OAK HAVEN RD (54) |
| 16 August 2011 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | CRACKER SWAMP(54) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rollestown (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatka Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Palatka | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| San Mateo | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Palatka | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lundy | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Orange Mills | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Patersonville | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Yelvington | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sutherlands Still | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294490. 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.






