Beloit, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orrville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36767. It stands on Childers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orrville quadrangle. It stands 197 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Selma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Selma SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Orrville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Beloit between 1994 and 2020, burning about 793 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-8 |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-2 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-22 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Beloit: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beloit in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2013: 1 tornado, 1 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 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Beloit | $70,000 | A tornado touched down east of County Road 189 and north of County Road 205 in Dallas County. As the tornado moved east, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado lifted approximately 1.6 miles northeast of where it initially touched down. Maximum winds were estimated to be 105 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beloit | - | Powerlines were reported down along Highway 22, just west of Beloit. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazen | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cahaba | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Potter | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Salem | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Whites Bluff | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Orrville | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sunset Mill Village | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Nebo | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Beloit | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4884489 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 154980. 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.






