Walkill, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Green Cove Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32043. The Survey maps it on the Green Cove Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 44 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 14 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.
- 1947 USGS Bostwick quadrangle1:50000
- 1949 USGS Bostwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Green Cove Springs quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Green Cove Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Walkill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,636 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 7 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 | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | 4.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | 10-GUSTAFSON'S FIRE-2010-07-0474 |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 10 PARTRIDGE 2007-07-0484 |
| 17 August 1997 | Natural | 1.0 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 Walkill: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: REE, Thorium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Cove Springs Concentrator | REE, Thorium, Titanium | Plant |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walkill in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walkill | $1,000 | Trees were damage in the Virginia Village area of eastern Clay county south of Green Cove. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| May 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Walkill | - | The public reported a funnel cloud near U.S. Highway 17 just south of Green Cove Springs. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walkill | - | A couple of large trees were blown down on the east side of Highway 17 south of Green Cove Springs. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| February 2021 | Heavy Rain | Walkill | - | Minor street flooding was observed with storm total rainfall of 3.65 inches. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walkill | - | A power line was blown down across the road south of Green Cove Springs. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walkill | - | Trees were blown down south of Green Cove Springs. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walkill | - | Power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 17, north of the Putnam county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leno | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Green Cove Springs | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Brewers Landing | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| West Tocoi | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pass Station | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fellowship Park | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Penney Farms | 8.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q122570710 | 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 295696. 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.







