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Bullock, Alabama

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Brantley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36009. The Survey maps it on the Bullock quadrangle.

Bullock within Crenshaw County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Bullock between 1994 and 2020, burning about 661 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 burning24
Arson/incendiarism10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4

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
17 September 2010Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 June 2008Equipment and vehicle use33 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionLOWER BOZEMAN RD, AL
3 June 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160603-1
28 June 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 May 2011Arson/incendiarism139 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD 306, AL
18 May 2001Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 May 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission12839 OPP HWY, AL
14 May 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission12839 OPP HWY SOUTH OF BRANTLEY, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crenshaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bullock: 4 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bowers and Burkette PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
Unnamed DepositIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Crenshaw County

Storms near this place

10 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullock in 10 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2015FloodBullock$135,000Numerous roads were closed throughout the county and several unpaved roads were damaged.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBullock$8,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Bullock.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBullock-Tree fell on a home on Old Three Notch Rd causing minor damage.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindBullock-High winds associated with a supercell storms downed numerous pine trees were uprooted and/or snapped to the south of the tornado path along Old Union Road. Irrigation equipment was also overturned in this area.
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Bullock-The tornado touched down just west of Old Union Road and moved to|the northeast. As it crossed Old Union Road, it moved through a|grove of trees where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. It|continued briefly to the northeast for a tenth of a mile before|lifting.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindBullock-High winds downed trees on Stricklin Road.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindBullock-High winds downed trees near Old Notch Road and Morgan Hill road.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindBullock-High winds downed a large tree on Elba Highway.
September 2020Flash FloodBullock-Hurricane Sally produced 7 to 13 inches of rain across central and southern Crenshaw County. Significant flooding occurred, especially in the southern half of the county. Numerous roads were impassable and some experienced washouts.
December 2009Flash FloodBullock-Lower Bozeman Road closed due to water covering the roadway.

Every storm recorded in Crenshaw 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
Weed Crossroad2.8 miles7
Peacock (historical)4.3 miles7
Brantley5.1 miles7
Carmen6.3 miles8
Theba6.7 miles7
Glenwood8.6 miles8
New Hope8.7 miles7
Dozier10.4 miles7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156133. 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.