BlockEarlytown, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Samson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36453. It stands on Cedar Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kinston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Kinston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Earlytown between 1994 and 2020, burning about 411 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150830-001 |
| 18 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | I-65 MM 119, AL |
| 1 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140808-003 |
| 1 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2015 | Natural | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150729-001 |
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 Earlytown: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Margaret H Hooper Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Earlytown in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Earlytown | $3,000 | Several power lines were blown down on County Road 54 west of Samson. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Earlytown | - | Trees were blown down on Maloy Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Earlytown | - | Trees were blown down on Cassie Road. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Earlytown | - | Water was flowing across the roadway at the 500-700 block of County Road 5. This area intersects with a small stream called Redwater Branch that likely overflowed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pera | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lowery | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Ganer | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Hacoda | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Samson | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Piney Grove | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sellersville | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 117728. 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.