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Brannon Stand, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36305. It stands on Murphy Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dothan West quadrangle.

Brannon Stand within Houston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Brannon Stand between 1994 and 2016, burning about 325 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionTIDWELL FALLS OFF ENFINGER RD, AL
24 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2000Misuse of fire by a minor22 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 May 2000Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 May 2000Smoking7.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 May 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Houston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Brannon Stand: 9 producers, 6 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
231 North QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Couch Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Couch Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Couch Number 6 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Gray QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Reese QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Reese QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Roy J. Lingo Sand Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Houston County

Storms near this place

12 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brannon Stand in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2018Tornado (EF0)Brannon Stand$15,000Damage, consisting of a few dozen snapped pine trees, began near the end of Muirfield Lane in Highland Oaks. The tornado traveled to the northeast and crossed Highway 84 near its intersection with Brannon Stand Road where a power pole was snapped and several trees were downed. The tornado then crossed through the Whispering Pines subdivision, downing a few dozen trees and damaging fences. The most significant damage was noted along Chloe Court, where in addition to tree damage, a couple of homes suffered roof damage and a car was flipped over from a driveway into a yard. The tornado continued traveling northeast, and the last evidence of damage was five or six snapped trees along Westwood Rd. There were no injuries due to the tornado. The tornado was rated EF0 with estimated max winds of 85 mph. The National Weather Service would like to thank Houston County EMA Director Chris Judah for his assistance with this damage survey.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$10,000A tree was blown down onto a home on Whatley Drive.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$10,000A roof was blown off a barn in the Wicksburg area.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were down. A sign was overturned on Brannon Stand Road.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$7,000Damage occurred at 505 Beaver Creek Road. Multiple trees were down and snapped, and there was structural damage to a garage. A fence was also blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$5,000Power lines were blown down on Murphy Mill Road as well as near Technology and Westgate.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$3,000Several trees and power poles were snapped.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand$2,000A line was blown down near Brannon Stand and Pine Needles Drive.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindBrannon Stand-A tree was blown down onto John D Odom Road near West Main.
February 2016Tornado (EF1)Brannon Stand-This is the second Houston county segment of the second tornado to develop in northwest Houston county, spawned by the same parent thunderstorm. After initially developing in Houston county, the tornado crossed into extreme southeast Dale county before moving back into Houston county in the Murphy Mill Road area. There was a small area of EF1 damage along Murphy Mill Road where many large diameter pine trees were snapped and uprooted. This tornado likely lifted before reaching U.S. Highway 231. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated near 100 mph.
February 2013Flash FloodBrannon Stand-WWNT Radio reported that a portion of Whatley Drive was closed due to high water with barricades.
March 2025HailBrannon Stand-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Houston County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Whispering Pines0.1 miles8
Brannon Stand Heights0.2 miles8
Spann Brothers Estates1.3 miles8
Green Acres1.4 miles8
Peach Tree Hills1.7 miles8
Brentwood1.8 miles8
Pine Ridge Estates1.9 miles8
Jones Crossroads2.0 miles8

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.

Wikidata item Q122559643The 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 114835. 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.