Dyas, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Bay Minette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36507. The Survey maps it on the Dyas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Dyas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:24000
- 2003 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
471 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 471 fires within 5 miles of Dyas between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,534 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 236 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 | 236 |
| Debris and open burning | 122 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-11 |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 23280 OLD WEEKLEY ROAD, AL |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170926-2 |
| 26 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Dyas: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Pinchona Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dyas in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2016: 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Dyas | $100,000 | A tornado touched down along Hollingsworth Road in the Dyas community where it blew down several trees. It continued east northeast reaching F1 strength where it crossed over Dyas Road about a mile north of Brushy Creek. A house on the east side of the road sustained considerable roof damage. Two sheds, a barn ,horse pen and a screened in porch were destroyed. Numerous debris from this property were blown into an adjacent field and the owner said several items were found as far as a half mile away. The tornado quickly weakened and dissipated at the end of Sanks Road. |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dyas | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and destroyed a barn. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dyas | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carney | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Pinchona | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Perdido | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Phillipsville | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rabun | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Eastwood | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bay Minette | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Douglasville | 8.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156290. 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.








