Docena, Alabama
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Graysville-Adamsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35060. It stands on Second Creek. The Survey maps it on the Adamsville quadrangle. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Adamsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Adamsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Adamsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
203 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Docena between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,180 acres in total. None started naturally. 89 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 | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-14 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-27 |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-8 |
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-16 |
| 23 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150923-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Docena: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jef 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Watkins Number 1 Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Docena in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Flash Flood | Docena | - | A slow moving QLCS produced heavy rainfall across southern Jefferson County, mainly along the I-65 corridor. Rain gauge measurements reported 3-5 inches. Flooding reported at the intersection of Highway 31 and Lorna Road. Ramps along the I-459 and I-65 intersection were flooded and impassable. Village Creek at Ensley rose above flood stage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Crumley Chapel | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Sunset Mountain | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Minor | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Sandusky | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Westwood | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Forestdale | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| West Ensley | 2.1 miles | 28 |
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 Docena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679065 | 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 151755. 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.













