Tisonia, Florida
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32218. It stands on Inconstantion Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hedges quadrangle.
Then and now
1918 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1918 USGS St Marys quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS St Marys quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1919 USGS St. Marys quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hedges quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Tisonia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,458 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 21 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | 520 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 41 acres | Florida Forest Service | 95 WEST FIRE 2006-07-0273 |
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HALF MOON (16) |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 Tisonia: 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis L. Huntley - Huntley Farm Pond Ex Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tisonia in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 2025 | Flood | Tisonia | - | Localized street flooding was reported in the Bainebridge Estates neighborhood along Douglas Lake Dr, Alison Creek Dr, and Stedman Lake Dr. Floodwaters went up to the undercarriage of vehicles and were impassable for low clearance vehicles. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Tisonia | - | The public measured 2.82 inches between 3:55 pm and 5:35 pm. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tisonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Park | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Joels Landing | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Duval | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Dunn Creek | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Beeghly Heights | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Oceanway | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Shady Rest | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| San Mateo | 6.3 miles | 22 |
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 Q122561049 | 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 295674. 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.
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.









