BlockBermuda, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Repton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36460. The Survey maps it on the Repton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Repton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
179 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Bermuda between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,904 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150918-004 |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-11 |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150917-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bermuda in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bermuda | $5,000 | High thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near the community. |
| December 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Bermuda | - | The tornado touched down a quarter of a mile south of County Road 5 and Old Federal Road junction, where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to the north-northeast, uprooting a few more trees and shifting Bethany Baptist Church slightly off of its foundation. The tornado crossed into Conecuh County, moving just northeast of County Road 15, uprooting a few more trees before lifting. Special thanks to the Monroe and Conecuh County EMAs for their assistance with the survey. |
| December 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Bermuda | - | The tornado touched down a quarter of a mile south of County Road 5 and Old Federal Road junction, where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to the north-northeast, uprooting a few more trees and shifting Bethany Baptist Church slightly off of its foundation. The tornado crossed into Conecuh County, moving just northeast of County Road 15, uprooting a few more trees before lifting. Special thanks to the Monroe and Conecuh County EMAs for their assistance with the survey. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichburg | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Brantley Crossing | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Burnt Corn | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Stokes | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Loree | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Belleville | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Repton | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Green Street | 6.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113952. 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.