Dingler, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wedowee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36266. It stands on Mad Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lineville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lineville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Dingler between 1994 and 2020, burning about 654 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-12 |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Dingler: 14 past producers, 12 prospects, 7 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Grizzel Prospect | Gold, Garnet | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Grizzell Prospect | Arsenic, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Harris Dam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| W M Sharps Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Congo Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| East Clay County Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1977 | |
| Lashley Prospect | Gold, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morris Property Prospect | Arsenic, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc, Arsenic, Copper, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dingler in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dingler | $300,000 | A 75 ton, 40 foot tall, gantry crane on the top of R. L. Harris Dam was moved along its tracks by an apparent microburst. The crane subsequently rolled through its end stops, eventually coming to a stop partially resting over the edge of the dam. The crane itself, and several portions of the dam that it impacted, sustained considerable damage as a result. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Dingler | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far western Randolph County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. The tornado touched down just east of the Clay/Randolph County line near County Road 231. Damage consisted of uprooted softwood trees and was observed along County Roads 231, 229, 276, 11, and 113. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing County Road 113. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dingler | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed near Lake Wedowee. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Dingler | - | Quarter size hail covering the ground. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dingler | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dingler | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofelia | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Christiana | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fuller Crossroad | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Swagg | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Milner | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Foster Crossroad | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Center West | 7.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156272. 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.





