Tolomato, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Jacksonville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32256. It stands on Cedar Swamp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palm Valley 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
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 20 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 Palm Valley quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Palm Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Palm Valley quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Tolomato (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,705 acres in total. 97 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 97 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 16 LIGHTING II FIRE 07-0532 |
| 8 August 1992 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 211 acres | Florida Forest Service | HODGES ONE (16) |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HODGES THREE (16) |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 32 acres | Florida Forest Service | HODGES TWO (16) |
| 5 August 2016 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NEW WELL (16) |
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 Tolomato (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral City Placer, Pontra Vedra | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Zircon, Kyanite, Rutile, Ilmenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Landing | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Stockade | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Isle of Palms South | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Pablo Keys | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Sans Pareil | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Isle of Palms | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Center Park | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Deerwood Club | 4.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294477. 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.









