Clintonville, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Enterprise census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36351. The Survey maps it on the New Brockton quadrangle. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Brockton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Clintonville between 1994 and 2017, burning about 292 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 11367 HWY 84, AL |
| 30 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Clintonville: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cof 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Eley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clintonville in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | 1 hurt, $750 | Thunderstorm wind gusts tore the roof off a temporary structure at the Bama Jam, injuring one person. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Clintonville | 1 hurt | A man suffered minor injuries when he was struck by lightning while working in his metal garage. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | $2,000 | The roof was blown off a shed on County Road 266. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along Highway 167 near mile marker 45. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 167 near Highway 51. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | - | Trees were blown down and blocking the road on County Road 166. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | - | A sign was blown over on Highway 167. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clintonville | - | There were several reports of trees down. |
| December 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Clintonville | - | The public spotted a funnel cloud near Clintonville. However, it was too far away at the time to determine if it was touching down or not. This storm eventually went on to produce a tornado in northwest Dale county extending into Pike county. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Clintonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Brockton | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Gateway Estates | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Tabernacle | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Richburg | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Boland Acres | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Clubview Estates | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shell Heights | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Country Club Meadows | 4.5 miles | 12 |
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 Clintonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058420 | 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 116274. 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.






