Valkaria, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Malabar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32949. It stands on Goat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grant quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 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
8 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.
- 1949 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Valkaria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,190 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 24 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-12-1080 INDIAN RIVER |
| 4 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | RATTLESNAKE (05) |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2015 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RAMBLEBROOK (05) |
| 23 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CABBAGE PALM (5) |
| 22 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | HENDERSON (5) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Valkaria: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumterville Lime Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Villasol Realty Co. - Villasol Pit | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valkaria in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valkaria | - | The Weather Flow Site in the Indian River near Grant (XIND) measured a wind gust of 52 knots from the southwest. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valkaria | - | Weatherflow station XIND in the Indian River measured a 50 knot wind gust from the northwest. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valkaria | - | Weatherflow site XRPT at Rocky Point measured a peak wind gust of 50 knots from the northwest. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valkaria | - | Weatherflow site XIND on the Indian River near Grant measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph from the north. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Valkaria | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Shores | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Grant-Valkaria | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Grant | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Floridana Beach | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Malabar | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Evans Pines | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ballard Pines | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Palm Bay | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292723. 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.







