Chickasaw, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36611. It stands on Gum Tree Branch. The Survey maps it on the Chickasaw quadrangle. 6,457 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 31 feet above sea level.
On record in Chickasaw
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic Districtlisted 2004
Population over time
2 figuresChickasaw grew from 6,106 to 6,457 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,106 | |
| 2020 | 6,457 | +351 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1941 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Chickasaw between 1994 and 2017, burning about 617 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150918-005 |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150917-003 |
| 14 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1675 CR 217, AL |
| 8 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Chickasaw: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight Mine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Number 1 Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Oyster Shell Products/Canal Plant | Calcium | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chickasaw in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Chickasaw | $25,000 | An EF-0 intensity tornado produced a sporadic path of damage in Chickasaw. The tornado touched down just west northwest of Chickasaw High School, producing some minor tree|damage. The tornado crossed South Craft Highway, damaging the roofs of a couple of businesses. The tornado lifted east of Telegraph Road. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Chickasaw | $5,000 | Lightning struck an old train caboose, which is used to house the Chickasaw Chamber of Commerce. The strike caused only minor damage, but the Chamber had to close for a couple of days while repairs were made. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickasaw | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees near Elba and Main street. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Chickasaw | - | Heavy rain caused flooding with vehicles stranded. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickasaw | - | Multiple trees and power lines downed in Chickasaw. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Chickasaw | - | Water flowing over the road at Oak Street in midtown Mobile. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Chickasaw | - | Water flowing over the road near Murphy High School. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Chickasaw | - | Heavy rains flooded roads near intersection of Summerville Court and Upham Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mobile | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Norwood | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Mauvilla Forest Estates | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Summerville | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Sibert | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Whistler | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| Prichard | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Plateau | 2.0 miles | 34 |
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 Chickasaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80065 | 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 116030. 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.












