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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1968 USGS Bullock quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | LOWER BOZEMAN RD, AL |
| 3 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160603-1 |
| 28 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 139 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 306, AL |
| 18 May 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 12839 OPP HWY, AL |
| 14 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 12839 OPP HWY SOUTH OF BRANTLEY, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers and Burkette Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
10 since 2004Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Bullock | $135,000 | Numerous roads were closed throughout the county and several unpaved roads were damaged. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Bullock. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | - | Tree fell on a home on Old Three Notch Rd causing minor damage. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | - | 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 2023 | Tornado (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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | - | High winds downed trees on Stricklin Road. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | - | High winds downed trees near Old Notch Road and Morgan Hill road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock | - | High winds downed a large tree on Elba Highway. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Bullock | - | 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Bullock | - | Lower Bozeman Road closed due to water covering the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Crossroad | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Peacock (historical) | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Brantley | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Carmen | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Theba | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Glenwood | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| New Hope | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Dozier | 10.4 miles | 7 |
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.



