San Mateo, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Palatka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32187. It lies near Buzzard Island. The Survey maps it on the San Mateo quadrangle. It stands 72 feet above sea level.
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 San Mateo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of San Mateo between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,123 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 15 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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) |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 702(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) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Mateo in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | $12,000 | A large oak tree 12 inches in diameter fell onto a car. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | $5,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. Roof damage to mobile home. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | $200 | A tree was blown down near 121 Weertz Road near US Highway 17 in San Mateo. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | - | Power lines were blown down at the intersection of 477 South and Highway 17. |
| October 2017 | Flood | San Mateo | - | Significant flooding occurred near Dunns Creek. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Sweet Magnolia Street and White Oaks Trace. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | - | Trees were blown down near Palatka and San Mateo. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| May 2010 | Hail | San Mateo | - | A store clerk along U.S. Highway 17 southwest of San Mateo reported quarter size hail. The hail lasted for a short duration. Numerous power outages were reported in the area. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
| January 2008 | Funnel Cloud | San Mateo | - | The public reported a funnel cloud in the San Mateo area. |
| June 2008 | Hail | San Mateo | - | Nickel size hail was observed in San Mateo. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Mateo | - | Fast-moving thunderstorms left about 2,000 Putnam County residents temporarily without power early Wednesday afternoon. A fallen oak tree took out a main line, cutting electricity to most of Welaka, and additional downed trees interrupted service to residents of San Mateo and East Palatka. The tree fell on the west side of County Road 309 in front of the Blessings Cafe and the power went out in Welaka at about 1 p.m. In San Mateo and East Palatka, a main feeder line and some secondary lines fell along with trees, cutting power to about 1,500 customers. |
| June 2001 | Hail | San Mateo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollestown (historical) | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sutherlands Still | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lundy | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Yelvington | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| East Palatka | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Palatka | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Buffalo Bluff | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Peniel | 5.1 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on San Mateo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7414892 | The 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 290487. 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.






