BlockComer, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36053. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Comer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Comer quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Comer between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,327 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180921-4 |
| 12 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2000 | Natural | 300 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2006 | Natural | 58 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Comer in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comer | $4,000 | Several trees down, either snapped or bent over, along County Road 49 and Comer Loop. Lots of small branches in the roadway. Two trees fell onto power lines. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comer | $2,000 | Several old oak trees were blown down and blocked the road on CR 49 and Daniels Lane. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comer | - | Multiple trees uprooted near Comer. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Comer | - | Half dollar size hail was reported just north of the Comer community. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Comer | - | Dime size hail fell across northern Barbour County near Comer. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount (historical) | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Batesville | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hawkinsville | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Andrew | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Gilead | 8.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116466. 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.