BlockBankston, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Berry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35542. It stands on Little Piney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bankston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bankston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Bankston between 1994 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 21 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190914-5 |
| 14 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 142 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | THE CHRISTIAN FIRE |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140827-003 |
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 Bankston: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bankston in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Bankston | 1 hurt, $85,000 | The tornado began 3 miles southwest of Studdards Crossroads. Studdards Crossroads is located at the intersection of SR 102 and CR 63. The tornado traveled in a northeast direction for about 3 miles. The damage path was fairly narrow and was estimated to be only 50 yards at its widest point. The damage was primarily downed trees and some snapped trees. There were two residences in the path of the tornado, one of which was a mobile home. The frame house suffered significant damage. The roof was completely blown off, and the back wall was ripped away as the roof was displaced to the back side of the house. The mobile home was located only 20 yards from the frame house, but only suffered minor damage. One elderly person, who was in the frame house, sustained minor injuries. Beginning: 33 46.596/87 37.308 Ending: 33 47.763/87 34.461 |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Bankston | $77,000 | The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-15 and Fulmer Road, just west of US-43. It then tracked northeastward for about 6.5 miles, crossing US-43 and CR-63 on the southern city limits of Berry. Four homes on CR-56 southwest of Berry received minor damage, ranging from shingle damage to garage door blown in. One metal outbuilding was destroyed. Around 50 trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | $20,000 | A tree fell onto and damaged a car and a business building on AL-18, in the Bankston community. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Bankston | $8,000 | An F1 tornado touched down about 2 miles east of Glen Allen in far northern Fayette County, and tracked northeastward, uprooting numerous trees along its path. The tornado crossed County Road 65 and County Road 53 before lifting near Eldridge Road. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | $1,000 | A couple of trees were blown down on CR-26, southwest of Bankston. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Several trees uprooted in the Bankston area. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Trees uprooted and power lines downed along Vick Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the town of Bankston. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Several trees uprooted along Heartline Road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Trees were uprooted near Highway 18 in Bankston. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 18, west of Berry. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankston | - | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down along County Road 26, near the intersection with State Highway 43. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Bankston | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Bankston | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Bankston | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157884. 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.