Dickinson, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fulton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36436. It stands on Little Bassett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fulton East quadrangle. It stands 223 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Fulton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Dickinson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 493 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200928-1 |
| 20 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130920-001 |
| 17 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 35, AL |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dickinson: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scyrenne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dickinson in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2017: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dickinson | $5,000 | Winds estimated near 70 mph downed trees on Brooksville Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dickinson | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph caused trees to fall on Brookesville Road.. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Dickinson | $5,000 | Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Dickinson. The large hail damaged a few vehicles windshields. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dickinson | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down between Dickinson and Fulton. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dickinson | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Dickinson Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Greenwood | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Scyrene | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Peacock | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Asbury | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Grove Hill | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Nettleboro | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Springfield | 5.6 miles | 8 |
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 Dickinson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1403878 | 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 117273. 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.



