Arcus, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Victoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36323. It stands on Shoal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Victoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Arcus between 1994 and 2020, burning about 767 acres in total. 2 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120927-001 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-2 |
| 4 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150804-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arcus in 6 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | A tree was blown down onto County Road 228. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | A tree was blocking both lanes of traffic on County Road 237 off of County Road 233. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | A tree was blown down and blocked both lanes near County Road 232 and 230. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | A tree was blown down in the road and blocked both lanes near the intersection of Highway 125 and County Road 221. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 125 between Elba and Highway 167. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcus | - | Trees were blown down across County Road 228 near the intersection with County Road 230. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Mill | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mixson | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Jack | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lee | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bluff Springs | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| New Hope | 6.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 135289. 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.







