Active, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36793. The Survey maps it on the Maplesville West quadrangle. It stands 440 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Maplesville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Maplesville West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Active between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,530 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-10 |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 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 Active: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Active in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 4 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF3) | Active | 1 hurt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF3 tornado, with maximum winds near 145 mph. This tornado originated in Perry County and crossed into southern Bibb County about one mile west of Beaverdam Creek. The most widespread tree damage occurred near the Perry/Bibb county line in the Oakmulgee National Forest. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Highway 82 near the northeast corner of the National Forest. Trees were uprooted and snapped in this area. The tornado tracked across northeast Bibb County, causing additional timber damage as it approached the Brierfield community. It crossed into Shelby County near Moreland Road. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Active | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage|associated with a tornado in Eastern Bibb County around 7:39 PM|on March 15, 2025. The tornado began on the north side of Highway|82 near the Maud community. Trees were snapped along Deer Creek|Road before continuing northeastward and crossed Antioch Road,|County Road 171, and Highway 139. The tornado lifted east of|Highway 139 near the Oakley community at around 7:54 PM. Maximum|winds were estimated to be around 80 mph. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Active | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southern Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 70 mph. The tornado touched down southwest of Liberty Road where several large hard and softwood trees where uprooted. This was mainly in rural and inaccessible wooded and pasture lands. The tornado continued northeast and crossed near the intersection of County Road 19 and County Road 29, where substantial tree debris was noted. The tornado dissipated near County Road 423. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Active | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southeast Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph.||The tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area just west of Liberty Road in southeast Bibb County. The tornado intensified to EF1 strength where it knocked a manufactured home off the foundation, and displaced a nearby vehicle. Nearby, extensive tree damage was observed with at least several dozen trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued on an eastward path where it continued to cause extensive tree damage, as well as damage to at least three homes along Maude Tower Road and County Rd 29. The tornado then tracked over a heavily wooded area near Trail Branch before crossing Highway 82. It then caused numerous trees to be snapped or uprooted near the Lawley Fire Department and Community Center. The tornado dissipated just east of County Road 36 near Oakmulgee Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lawley | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Tabernacle | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sand Mountain | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Trio | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Randolph | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Tucker | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cox | 5.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Active | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18350107 | 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 159047. 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.







