BlockCollirene, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Benton-Collirene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36785. It lies near Mount Baber. The Survey maps it on the Collirene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Braggs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Collirene quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
82 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Collirene between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,490 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140925-001 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-3 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150919-001 |
| 19 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collirene in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2012: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Collirene | 10 hurt, $215,000 | The tornado touched down in the Collirene Community, about 14 miles west of Hayneville. It then tracked northeastward, and ended just north of US Highway 80, several miles west of Lowndesboro. At least 11 structures, most of them mobile homes, were damaged with three of these being completely destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either snapped or were uprooted along the damage path. The most extensive damage occurred in and near the Collirene Community. Ten injuries were attributed to this tornado. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collirene | $5,000 | A few trees were knocked down along CR 12 between Collirene and Rudolf Hill. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Collirene | - | Residents of a home in the Collirene Community had to be rescued, after becoming trapped in the home due to flash flooding. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Collirene | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Collirene | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordonsville | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hicks Hill | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gordonville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fostoria | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Petronia | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Farmersville | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Trickem | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mosses | 8.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116450. 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.