BlockChoctaw Bluff, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Walker Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36545. The Survey maps it on the Alma quadrangle.
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.
- 1943 USGS Choctaw Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Choctaw Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Alma quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Choctaw Bluff NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Choctaw Bluff between 1994 and 2020, burning about 810 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150920-001 |
| 24 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160824-3 |
| 6 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Choctaw Bluff in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choctaw Bluff | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew several trees down in the community. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choctaw Bluff | $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 downed a tree on Gainestown Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choctaw Bluff | - | High winds downed trees near the intersection of Rockville and Suel Roads. |
| August 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Choctaw Bluff | - | The tornado likely began near Society Hill Rd south of Oregon Rd where|a mobile home was rolled and another home lost most of its roof. The tornado|continued northeast where numerous softwood snaps and uproots were noted as|the tornado crossed Society Hill Rd. The tornado then likely continued across heavily|forested areas before crossing Gainestown Rd where a couple uprooted softwoods|were noted. The tornado was likely in the dissipation process and likely dissipated|north of Gainestown Rd. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Choctaw Bluff | - | Dime size hail was reported near Choctaw Bluff. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Choctaw Bluff | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Carlton | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Alma | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gainestown | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Manila | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Barlow Bend | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Jackson | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Walker Springs | 10.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156178. 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.