BlockElsanor, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Robertsdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36567. The Survey maps it on the Elsanor quadrangle. It stands 138 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Elsanor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
142 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Elsanor between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,655 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 94 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elsanor in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elsanor | 1 hurt, $70,000 | High winds destroyed an older mobile home along County Road 87. Five people were in the home. One person suffered minor injuries when the home was ripped apart. The roof and three sides of the trailer were ripped off . Other minor damage with trees down and sheds blown over covered a broad area along County Road 87. A few trees were also blown over and mobile homes damaged in Seminole as the storm moved east. No one was injured in Seminole but two mobile homes had major damage. Wind speeds were estimated to be around 80 mph. |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Elsanor | $45,000 | The tornado first touched down on Trester Road, just west of Greek Cemetery Road and south of U.S. Highway 90. At this point, a few trees were downed in a convergent path. The tornado continued northeast and strengthened to EF-1 intensity as it reached Gilman Lane. At this location, a mobile home was blown off its foundation and destroyed. Winds are estimated to have been near 100 MPH. After close inspection by a member of the NWS storm damage assessment team, it appears the mobile home was not anchored and was resting on a cinder block foundation. Two metal sheds were also destroyed. As the tornado continued northeast, it damaged two other mobile homes, shifting one of them off its foundation. Numerous pine trees were snapped in half or uprooted at a residence on Whispering Pine Road off Greek Cemetary Road. Due to the extent of the tree damage, the tornado was determined to have reached EF-1 intensity at this location with estimated winds of 86 MPH to 100 MPH. A brick home at this location suffered minor roofing shingle damage with two windows blown out. A fence, back porch, and an outbuilding/shed were badly damaged. The tornado then continued northeast and weakened, crossing U.S. Highway 90, and destroying a metal shed. Te tornado lifted on Koier Road, just over one half mile north of U.S. Highway 90. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Elsanor | $30,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down just west of County Road 87 south of Elsanor. The tornado turned over a couple of trailers that were damaged during Hurricane Ivan. Trees were also blown down. The tornado went back into the clouds near County Road 87. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elsanor | $8,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph blew down a fence and blew patio furnature across the yard and ripped off siding. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elsanor | $5,000 | Several large limbs were blown from trees, and some tree tops were snapped off as thunderstorms moved through the area just to the west of the community. Most of the wind damage was located just east of County Road 83. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elsanor | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down along US Hwy 90 near Elsanor. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Elsanor | - | Water over the road on CR 87. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Elsanor | - | Minor flooding reported at the Riverside RV resort. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elsanor | - | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed several trees near Elsanor. |
| May 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Elsanor | - | A funnel cloud was reported near Elsanor. The funnel lasted for a few minutes and then dissipated. The funnel never touched the ground. |
| November 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Elsanor | - | Two off duty meteorologists observed a tornado that briefly touched down in a field just north of Elsanor and south of I-10. No damage from the tornado was found. After briefly touching down, the tornado quickly dissipated. This was the fourth tornado to touch down in Baldwin county in a two hour period. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Elsanor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Styx River Estates | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Seminole | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Robertsdale | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Summerdale | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rosinton | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Silverhill | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Elberta | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Grass Recreational Vehicle Park | 10.2 miles | 17 |
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 Elsanor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3051738 | 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 156313. 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.