BlockCecil, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mount Meigs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36013. It stands on Mathews Slough. The Survey maps it on the Mount Meigs quadrangle. It stands 239 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Mount Meigs SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Cecil between 1995 and 2019, burning about 323 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190911-6 |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120826-001 |
| 26 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 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 Cecil: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waugh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waugh Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cecil in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 3 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Cecil | $120,000 | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Cecil | $45,000 | National Weather Service Meteorologist surveyed the minor damage near Cecil. The damage was consistent with a weak tornado. The tornado damage was rated an F0. Several trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. At least two barns and several out-buildings sustained damage or were destroyed. One garage had its roof blown off and at least three homes suffered shingle damage. The tornado damage path was 4.8 miles long and 75 yards wide at its widest point.Begin: 32 17.23/86 03.16 End: 32 18.11/85 58.36 |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Cecil | $22,000 | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in northeastern Montgomery County and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 142 PM CDT about 2 miles south southwest of Cecil, just west of County Road 37. The tornado lifted just north of Interstate 85 at approximately 150 PM CDT, 1.5 miles north northeast of the Waugh community. One baseball complex sustained damage and several trees were snapped off or blown down along the path. The tornado damage path was 7.6 miles long and 30 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy.Begin: 32 15.96/86 01.30 End: 32 22.62/86 01.94 |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Sheet metal was peeled off a building at Macon East Academy. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Cecil | - | Heavy rainfall over several hours led to flash flooding over the southern half of Montgomery County. Water was flowing across a bridge on Vaughn Road near Marler Road. Highway 331 was closed near the intersection of Grant Road. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Cecil | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679018 | The 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 115733. 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.