Chehaw, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Tuskegee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36083. It stands on Red Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tuskegee 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
284 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Chehaw between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,405 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 84 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 | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170909-3 |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-4 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chehaw: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chehaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mac 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Mac 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chehaw in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Chehaw | 1 hurt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Macon and Lee Counties and have determined that the damage was due to an EF-2 tornado. Wind speeds in Macon County are estimated at 120 mph. The tornado initially touched down along St. Johns Church Road at Saint Johns Church. Several tree branches were damaged along with several overturned grave markers. The tornado continued north-northeast crossing Hardwich Street where several outbuildings sustained damage, and County Road 39 and State Road 14 where several additonal homes and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. On County Road 39, one brick home sustained major roofing loss and window glass breakage. One minor injury was caused from flying glass. Also in the same area, one mobile home had significant damage while another was completely destroyed. The tornado crossed State Road 14, strengthening to its maximum intensity. It significantly damaged a well-built two-story home, with considerable loss of roof material, one outer wall completely destroyed and another outer wall significantly damaged. Of note, the family of five took cover in an interior closet on the lowest level which kept them from injury. The tornado continued northeastward where it damaged an additional outbuilding pavilion, and crossed into Lee County, lifting along Roxana 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clough | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Tuskegee | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Franklin | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Woodland | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Broach Mill | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Seasha | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Notasulga | 6.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115989. 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.





