Bonita, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Billingsley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36749. It stands on Parker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Milton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Plantersville SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Milton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Bonita between 1994 and 2020, burning about 702 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120914-001 |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190910-5 |
| 6 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Bonita: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Freemont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonita in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | $8,000 | A tree fell on a vehicle. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down along County Roads 60 and 7 near the Jones community. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Bonita | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph.||The tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 15 and County Road 45. At onset a few homes suffered minor roof damage and several trees were uprooted or snapped off. The tornado tracked northeast along County Road 15 and damaged numerous trees. The tornado turned eastward and crossed County Road 38, County Road 40, County Road 79, and County Road 137. The tornado weakened and narrowed east of County Road 137, and lifted before it crossed U.S. Highway 82. Trees were uprooted or snapped along the entire path. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonita | - | A few trees were uprooted near the Jones community. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bonita | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported near Bonita. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fremont | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Winslow | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Evergreen | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Jones | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Statesville | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel Grove | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Beth Grove (historical) | 6.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156093. 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.








