Beamon, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36360. It stands on Little Judy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Skipperville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Skipperville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Beamon between 1994 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | DALE COUNTY ROAD 15, AL |
| 18 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200604-3 |
| 25 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160625-4 |
| 23 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beamon in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 | Flash Flood | Beamon | $10,000 | Mose Ware Road near Faust Avenue was washed out with a large sinkhole. Damage was estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beamon | $2,000 | A tree and a power line were blown down at 3368 Skipperville Road and blocking traffic. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beamon | $500 | A tree was blown down near Beamon. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beamon | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of A B Stubbs Road and Mose Ware Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beamon | - | A power line was blown down near County Road 15 and County Road 50. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Skipperville | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Arguta | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Dill | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mabson | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Barnes | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ozark | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dykes Crossroad | 5.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113625. 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.




