BlockEcho, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Echo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36360. It stands on Bells Branch. The Survey maps it on the Echo quadrangle. It stands 453 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Echo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Echo between 1994 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180920-3 |
| 30 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200604-3 |
| 30 June 1998 | Natural | 63 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200507-11 |
| 6 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200506-49 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Echo in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Echo | 4 hurt, $2,500,000 | The tornado touched down southwest of the community of Echo and traveled northeast along State Road 27 before it crossed into western Henry County. The damage assessment indicated that the EF-1 tornado damaged 24 mobile homes and destroyed five others. Four residents of a mobile home were injured when the tornado damaged their mobile home. The tornado also demolished 18 chicken houses, which killed 140,000 chickens. The tornado's path missed the Ft Rucker, Alabama WSR-88D RDA site by less than a quarter mile. Numerous trees and utility poles were snapped. Dale County was declared a federal disaster area. |
| November 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Echo | 3 hurt, $150,000 | A tornado touched down just north of the intersection of County Road 69 and Highway 27 in northeast Dale County. It damaged several homes, an automobile, and several storage sheds. Three people suffered minor injuries. Two goats were killed by the flying debris. Dale County was declared a state disaster area. Reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Echo | $1,000,000 | F1 tornado struck a chicken farm at Alabama Highway 27 and Dale County Road 67. Six of eight chicken houses were destroyed. Approximately 25,000 chickens were killed. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Echo | $150,000 | An F0 tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of CR 40 and 7 near the Dale-Henry County line.Numerous trees were uprooted and a pump house was destroyed. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were down with structural damage in the Echo area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Echo along with roof damage to a chicken house. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $15,000 | The Dale County EMA reported several downed trees. One home suffered minor roof damage. |
| February 2010 | Lightning | Echo | $5,000 | Echo county volunteer firefighters responded to a lightning caused house fire on Dale County Road 36. The three story home was saved. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $5,000 | Downed trees and power lines on U.S. Highway 27 near the Dale-Henry county line. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $2,000 | Trees were blown down around Echo. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $1,000 | Numerous downed trees on County Road 36 between Ozark and Echo reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | - | Numerous trees were down around Echo. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | - | Trees were blown down across the road on N County Road 67 and Highway 105. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | - | A tree was blown down near 67th in the Echo area. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | - | Trees were blown down in Echo. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | - | Trees were blown down on East County Road 36. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Echo | - | Golfball size hail on U.S. Highway 27 near the Dale-Henry county line. Reported by the Dale County Sheriff. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Bells Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Snells Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lewis | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Asbury | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bertha | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mabson | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Browns Crossroad | 5.2 miles | 13 |
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 Echo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058441 | 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 117842. 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.
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.