BlockChestnut Grove, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Victoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36346. It stands on Hog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Victoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Chestnut Grove between 1994 and 2019, burning about 401 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-4 |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150918-001 |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-11 |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.206, AL |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 201, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chestnut Grove: 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chestnut Grove in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Grove | - | A tree blew down at the intersection of Highway 161 and County Road 201. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Grove | - | A tree blew down at the intersection of County Road 290 and County Road 200. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Grove | - | A tree was down on CR119. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clowers Crossroads | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Frisco | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Roeton | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Wilkinstown | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Java | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jack | 4.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116019. 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.