BlockChilton, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Thomasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36451. The Survey maps it on the Fulton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fulton West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Chilton between 1995 and 2020, burning about 382 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120707-004 |
| 29 July 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140729-001 |
| 10 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190710-1 |
| 7 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120607-001 |
| 2 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chilton in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Chilton | $200,000 | An F1 tornado touched down just southwest of Highway 154 near Chilton. The tornado moved northeast along Highway 154 for about three miles before dissipating. The tornado damaged thirteen homes and destroyed three manufactured homes. Most of the homes were damaged when the tornado first touched down just southwest of Chilton. The area that the tornado struck is not heavily populated. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilton | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Highway 154. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilton | - | Strong winds downed trees on Highway 154 near mile marker 10. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilton | - | Trees were downed on Chilton Road by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilton | - | A severe thunderstorm downed trees on Chilton Road four miles west of Highway 43. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Chilton | - | Public and social media reported quarter to ping pong ball sized hail north of Grove Hill. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilton | - | Trees blown down blocking County Road 9 near Chilton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Greenwood | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Clarksville | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Springfield | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Zimco | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Grove Hill | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Fulton | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| McEntyre | 6.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116052. 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.
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.