Sunbeam, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. The Survey maps it on the Bayard quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1917 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1917 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Orange Park quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bayard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Sunbeam between 1992 and 2018, burning about 370 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 16 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 use | 28 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BURM FIRE 2005-07-0170 |
| 20 August 2016 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SWAMP (16) |
| 2 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunbeam in 18 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 heavy rain, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | Sunbeam | $10,000 | Lightning caused a house fire on Ripple Rush Drive North. A 6 foot by 3 foot hole was created in the roof. Firefighters had the fire under control within 20 minutes. The time of the event was based on radar and the cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2017 | Lightning | Sunbeam | $5,000 | A house was struck by lightning along East Autumn Drive. The extent and cost of damage was unknown, but the cost was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | $2,000 | A snapped tree fell on a home in Mandarin. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Sunbeam | $1,000 | Lightning struck a home along Lourcey Road near the Avenues Mall. The cost of damage was unknown. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sunbeam | - | A mesonet site about 4 miles SSW of the University of North Florida measured storm total rainfall of 5.82 inches since midnight. |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sunbeam | - | A station measured storm total rainfall of 6.64 inches as of 8:10 am. Rainfall was since midnight. |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sunbeam | - | A mesonet site 4 miles SSW of the University of North Florida measured storm total rainfall of 4.83 inches since midnight. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | - | A light pole was blown down in the Winn-Dixie parking light in Baymeadows. |
| December 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Sunbeam | - | Shortly before 7 pm on Christmas Eve, a QLCS tornado touched down just south of Baymeadows Blvd in the Baymeadows Subdivision. The tornado damaged trees. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sunbeam | - | Quarter size hail with 50 mph winds were observed at Jaybird Circle West. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | - | Wires were blown down near Hood Road and Sunbeam Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sunbeam | - | Dime size hail was reported near Old St. Augustine Road and Interstate 95. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | - | A tree was blown down on Old Kings Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunbeam | - | Trees were blown down near Baymeadows Road in the Hampton Glen subdivision on the Southside of Jacksonville. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Sunbeam | - | A retired broadcast meteorologist reported 3.15 inches or rainfall in Beauclerc since noon. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sunbeam | - | Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 295 and 9A. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Sunbeam | - | Southside Blvd and Belle Rive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodbys | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Deerwood Club | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Beauclerc Gardens | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Beauclerc | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Greenland | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Plummers | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| San Jose | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Loretto | 3.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 291822. 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.












