Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1919.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Ervin's Rest between 1993 and 2018, burning about 235 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BUCCANEER (45) |
| 19 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-07-1089 |
| 4 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FRANK WARD RD (45) |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | BIG TALBOT FIRE 2006-07-0268 |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FLATWOODS TRAIL (45) |
| 18 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | INDEPENDENCE (45) |
| 4 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | INDEPENDENCE 2 (45) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ervin's Rest: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Island Placer | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Occurrence | Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names American Beach, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2004: 1 waterspout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | Funnel Cloud | American Beach | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | American Beach | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Rendezvous | 0.1 miles | 2002 | |
 | Hippard House | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
 | Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church | 4.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Merrick-Simmons House | 6.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Tabby House | 6.6 miles | 1973 |
 | John Denham Palmer House | 6.6 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000376 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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