Coxheath, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sweet Water census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36782. It stands on Hodgens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nanafalia quadrangle. It stands 151 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Nanafalia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Coxheath between 1994 and 2020, burning about 946 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190912-11 |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190708-3 |
| 28 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coxheath in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2022: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Coxheath | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado began in a wooded area southeast of County Road 6 to the southwest of Sweet Water. Tree damage was initially minor as it moved northeastward, with portions of roofs removed from a couple outbuildings as well as a patio overhang from a residence along Dogwood Lane and County Road 7. Damage was barely discernible as it moved northeast across Highway 10, but the tornado intensified as it crossed Sweetwater Creek. Numerous trees were snapped near Wayne Road; one of which was blown into and damaged the exterior wall of a double wide manufactured home. Damage to the manufactured home probably would have been much worse if it had not been well-anchored and had its roof attached with clips. A camper was also moved several feet. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees as it crossed Union Grove Road and caused shingle and window damage to a residence. Tree damage was minor across Highway 43, but the tornado intensified again as it crossed Pillie Road and County Road 73. The tornado removed the roof from an addition to a manufactured home along County Road 47 before dissipating prior to reaching Highway 25. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Coxheath | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. A tornado touched down south of the town of Sweet Water along County Road 6. It continued northeastward and reached its maximum intensity along County Road 7. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Highway 10 just southeast of Sweet Water. Damage was limited to numerous snapped trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimwell | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sweet Water | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Exmoor | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Vangale | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Nanafalia | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hoboken | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Nicholsville | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Marengo | 5.5 miles | 10 |
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 Coxheath | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5179952 | 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 116796. 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.




