Crews, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Sulligent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35586. It stands on Crews Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Beaverton quadrangle.

Crews within Lamar County

On record in Crews

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

George Bankhead House, Old Military Road, Crewsfederal building survey, 3 photographs

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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 West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1967 USGS Beaverton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1982 USGS West Point quadrangle1:100000
1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

George Bankhead House, Old Military Road, Crews, Lamar County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

67 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Crews between 1994 and 2020, burning about 353 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 17 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
Arson/incendiarism	17
Debris and open burning	16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Natural	5
Recreation and ceremony	4
Smoking	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	2

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
4 September 2000	Natural	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	1.1 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	14 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
18 September 1999	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.2 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 2019	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20190916-6
16 September 1999	Debris and open burning	18 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	22 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160910-4
1 September 2016	Debris and open burning	18 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160901-3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lamar County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Crews: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
	Mixon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Unconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Lamar County

Storms near this place

42 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crews in 42 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 5 hail, 3 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
January 2009	Flash Flood	Crews	$100,000	Heavy rainfall produced flooding at numerous locations across Lamar County. Close to 40 roads were closed due to high water, including 10 that were completely washed out. Just east of Vernon, 3 people were rescued without injury after their car was caught in fast moving flood waters.
April 2010	Flash Flood	Crews	$10,000	Portions of AL-17 and River Road, in the city of Sulligent, had to be temporarily closed due to flash flooding.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Crews	$10,000	An estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain caused US-278 in Sulligent to become impassable due to flooding.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$8,000	Trees and power lines down just West of town along Highway 278.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$7,000	Numerous trees were reported down across Lamar County, especially to the north of Vernon.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Crews	$5,000	A portion of US-278, in the city of Sulligent, briefly became flooded due to heavy rain.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$5,000	Several trees were blown down onto US-278, between Sulligent and Beaverton, and blocked all 4 lanes of traffic.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$5,000	A shopping center in Sulligent suffered roof damage.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Crews	$5,000	All four lanes of US-278, east of Sulligent, had to be closed due to water flowing over them.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$4,000	Trees were blown down on Buck Jackson Road.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$3,000	Numerous trees and signs were blown down in and around Sulligent.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$3,000	Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$2,000	Power lines reported down near Sulligent.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$2,000	Several trees were blown down on US-278, near Sulligent.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$1,000	A tree was reported down along Blaylock Road.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$1,000	Several trees were blown down near the state line.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	$1,000	A couple of trees were blown down on Al-17, just south of Sulligent.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Three trees were downed near the intersection of Highway 278 and Crews Rd.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Trees and power lines were downed in the Sulligent area.
December 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Crews	-	The tornado began near Lost Creek Road, moved northeastward across Byson Road, and ended near Chapel Road. Damage consisted of downed limbs and several snapped and uprooted trees. Maximum winds were estimated at 65 mph.
December 2021	Tornado (EF0)	Crews	-	National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Lamar County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado touched down southwest of the town of Beaverton near Highway 77, about one-quarter of a mile north of Highway 278. The tornado tracked east across Highway 278 producing sporadic tree damage as it crossed Turkey Branch Road and Markham Road. A small barn was also damaged in this area. The tornado then crossed into far southwestern Marion County near Reese Road.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Several large trees uprooted in the Crews Community. One vehicle was heavily damaged.
February 2016	Flash Flood	Crews	-	The Fire Department reported up to one foot of water flowing across Waterworks Road near the intersection of Highway 278.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Several trees uprooted northwest of the town of Sulligent.
December 2015	Flash Flood	Crews	-	Several roads flooded across the northern portions of the county, including Highway 17 at River Road and Highway 278 in the towns of Sulligent and Beaverton.
January 2013	Tornado (EF1)	Crews	-	An EF1 tornado touched down in Monroe County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood Springs (See WFO Memphis Storm Data) and tracked northeastward into Lamar County, Alabama. The EF1 tornado with winds of 90 mph and 300 yards wide entered Alabama near the intersection of Pleasant Hills Rd and State Line Rd, downing trees near the state line. The tornado took a turn to the east, remaining south of US Highway 278. As the tornado crossed Shake Rag Rd and Abernathy Rd, it caused minor roof damage to one home and an outbuilding, and downed many trees. As the tornado turned to the north northeast, it crossed Sulligent Lake Rd and dissipated just west of Glass Rd. Path length in Mississippi was 7.02 miles.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Trees and powerlines down in Sulligent.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Wind gust measured at the Lamar County EOC.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Several trees were reported down in and around Sulligent.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	A home suffered significant damage to a portion of its roof and one outside wall when a tree was blown down onto it. Five out of eight light poles at the Sulligent High School Baseball field were either collapsed or bent in half. Numerous other trees were blown down across the north half of the county and shingles were blown off several homes in downtown Sulligent.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Several trees were reported down in Sulligent.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Numerous trees were reported down.
August 2012	Flash Flood	Crews	-	Periods of heavy rainfall led to 6 inches of flowing water over Highway 278 in Sulligent, as well as Highway 18 in Vernon.
August 2012	Flash Flood	Crews	-	A period of heavy rainfall led to over 6 inches of flowing water covering Highway 278 in Sulligent, causing it to be closed.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Crews	-	Numerous trees were reported down between Sulligent and Detroit.
June 2012	Flash Flood	Crews	-	Water over Highways 278 and 17 led to roads being closed.
December 2008	Flash Flood	Crews	-	Street flooding, up to one and a half feet deep, was reported on AL-118, west of Sulligent.
April 2012	Hail	Crews	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Crews	-	no account filed
October 2009	Hail	Crews	-	no account filed
April 2009	Hail	Crews	-	no account filed
February 2008	Hail	Crews	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lamar County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Sulligent	3.0 miles	12
Moscow	3.2 miles	12
Beaverton	3.4 miles	12
Pine Springs	4.3 miles	12
Mansfield	7.0 miles	11
Henson Springs	7.4 miles	8
Detroit	9.2 miles	10
Blooming Grove	9.9 miles	11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116863. 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.