Dundee, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hartford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36344. It stands on Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartford quadrangle. It stands 256 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Dundee between 1995 and 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 103, AL |
| 4 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180507-6 |
| 25 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200512-7 |
| 15 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Dundee: 12 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dundee in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,000 | Strong winds blew a tree onto power lines near Lewis and Airport roads, resulting in a power outage. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Dundee | - | Flooding was reported in the Dundee area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 52. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | - | The public estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph at Lewis Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Dundee | - | A picture of hail estimated at quarter size was received from the Dundee area via Facebook. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Dundee | - | This tornado was seen by at least two people. One person was driving along Highway 52 near Hartford, and the other person who was an instructor pilot out of Ft. Rucker saw it touch down briefly in a peanut field for around 1 minute. No known damage occurred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bald Hill | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| High Bluff | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Slocomb | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kellys Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bailey Crossroads | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Millville (historical) | 6.7 miles | 11 |
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 Dundee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058440 | 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 117666. 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.






