Dill, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36360. The Survey maps it on the Ariton 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ariton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Dill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140829-001 |
| 18 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160625-4 |
| 23 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dill: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dal 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dill in 6 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dill | - | A tree was blown down along Jernigan Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dill | - | A few trees blew down north of Ozark. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Dill | - | Flooding was reported on Jernigan Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dill | - | Two trees were blown down on County Road 58 near Highway 123. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Dill | - | The intersection of County Road 50 and Jernigan Road was flooded. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dill | - | There were an estimated 15 to 20 reports of trees blown down in Dale county, especially across northern and central sections of the county. One concentrated area was between Ozark and Ariton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Barnes | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Marley Mill | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Beamon | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Ozark | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Arguta | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Mabson | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 117282. 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.




