Carrville, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tallassee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36078. The Survey maps it on the Carrville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Carrville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Carrville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,061 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170908-1 |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120927-002 |
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120902-001 |
| 18 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Carrville: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpe # 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carrville in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2014: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrville | $120,000 | The second supercell merged with the original supercell at this time across southern Tallapoosa County. This re-energized the storm considerably. Damaging winds associated with this transformed supercell moved across extreme southern Tallapoosa County. Numerous trees were blown down from near Lake Martin to near Reeltown. Hail up to 2.00 inches in diameter accompanied the storm. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrville | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down on the east side of Tallassee, in Tallapoosa County. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrville | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of SR 49 and SR 14. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrville | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Tallassee. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrville | - | Power lines reported down near the intersection of Notasulga Road and Macedonia Road. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Carrville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa City | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Buckville | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Smith | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Reeltown | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty City | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cherokee Bluffs | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Church Hill (historical) | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Union | 10.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115652. 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.





