BlockAquilla, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Silas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36558. The Survey maps it on the Aquilla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Aquilla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Aquilla between 1993 and 2018, burning about 401 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130919-001 |
| 14 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | 2391 |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | US 8, AL |
| 4 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2523 SAMWOOD RD, AL |
| 14 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aquilla in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aquilla | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Aquilla | - | The tornado started on Sunlight Church Road in Wayne County, MS just west of the Choctaw County line. The tornado moved into extreme southwest Choctaw County and produced high end EF-1 intensity damage on CR 2 where several chicken houses were heavily damaged and numerous softwood and hardwood trees were downed or snapped. The tornado lost intensity as it headed northeast toward Silas, but still produced pockets of EF-1 damage especially in the Silas area, near Silas Branch. The tornado continued northeast and produced spotty, mainly light tree damage north of Highway 84 and toward Womack Hill. However, the tornado quickly strengthened and widened as it approached the Tombigbee River and crossed into northwest Clarke County. The tornado produced significant and extensive damage to large swaths of trees from the Trotter Road area right along the river, northeast to Campbell's landing road and to near the Marengo County line. Based on aerial footage of the extensive tree damage, the tornado was given an EF-2 intensity rating. A few river camp houses suffered roof damage. An older home on Campbell's Landing Road was heavily damaged and two people in the home suffered minor injuries. Adjacent modular homes suffered minor damage. It is possible that the path width of the tornado was greater than 400 yards, but additional analysis is needed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contwell | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Isney | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Silas | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cullomburg | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bolinger | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Emory | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rescueville | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Souwilpa | 8.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155997. 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.
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.