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Fairdale, Alabama

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35042. It stands on Cooper Pasture Branch. The Survey maps it on the Centreville West quadrangle.

Fairdale within Bibb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

153 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Fairdale between 1992 and 2016, burning about 892 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 30 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 burning43
Arson/incendiarism30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Recreation and ceremony16
Smoking12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission3842 SELMA ROAD - CENTREVILLE, AL
9 September 2002Smoking1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Natural1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bibb County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fairdale: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forestry Service PitKaolinProducer
USGS MR-60 Alabama No.8 ProspectFluorine-FluoriteUnknown

Every working recorded in Bibb County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairdale in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2009Flash FloodFairdale$75,000More the two dozen people in and around the city of Brent had to be rescued from homes and trailers in the middle of the night, after storm drains became overwhelmed by heavy rain. A section of Deer Creek Road, near Centreville, became washed out due to the rushing waters, and at least two vehicles subsequently drove into the newly formed ditch.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindFairdale$10,000Wind gust of 96 knots, measured by equipment 70 ft high, caused damage to the tower. In addition, multiple trees were blown down.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindFairdale$3,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFairdale-Trees were downed in the Centreville area near Highway 82 and 219.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFairdale-Trees were downed across roads in Centreville.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindFairdale-Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Highway 82 and County Road 219.
September 2009Flash FloodFairdale-The intersection of Mill Street and Maple Street, in the city of Brent, became temporarily impassable due to high water.
March 2013HailFairdale-no account filed
May 2008HailFairdale-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bibb County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Zulu0.2 miles11
West Centreville0.9 miles11
Centreville1.0 miles11
East Centreville1.0 miles11
Brent1.1 miles11
East Town1.2 miles11
Jamesville2.2 miles11
Goodson2.5 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159583. 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.