Ewell, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36360. The Survey maps it on the Ewell quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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
- 1948 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ewell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ewell quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Ewell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 4 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190907-3 |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 231 S, AL |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140901-001 |
| 30 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD. 655, AL |
| 14 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2009 | Smoking | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 231, AL |
| 9 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Ewell: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garner Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Newton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ewell in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Ewell | 2 hurt, $75,000 | An F1 tornado touched down just south of Ewell and destroyed a double wide mobile home. Its two occupants were seriously injured. Damage surveyed by the NWS. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Ewell | $75,000 | Lightning from an early morning thunderstorm struck a mobile home on County Road 20 southeast of Ozark. The resultant blaze destroyed the structure. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | $15,000 | A double-wide trailer and two adjacent sheds were damaged. Reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Ewell. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | $5,000 | Two residences had minor damage with trees down and a power line snapped on County Road 20 just off of Highway 27 near Ewell. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | $2,000 | Wind damage occurred to a carport. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | $1,000 | Downed trees reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | - | Trees were blown down in Ewell. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | - | Multiple trees were blown down on County Road 35. |
| January 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewell | - | A few trees were blown down in Ewell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Crossroad | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mabson | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Plainview | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ozark | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Waterford | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Snow Hill | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lewis | 5.7 miles | 8 |
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 Ewell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058447 | 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 151764. 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.








