Allison, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Boligee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35443. The Survey maps it on the Eutaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Eutaw quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Eutaw quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eutaw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Allison between 1994 and 2019, burning about 592 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150926-001 |
| 25 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Allison: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thetford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allison in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allison | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 11 between the towns of Boligee and Eutaw. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allison | - | Trees were uprooted in the Allison community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzieville | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Boligee | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Five Points | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Crawford Fork | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hycutt | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eutaw | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Fowler | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Walden Quarters | 6.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155987. 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.







