Fairview, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Goodman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36453. It stands on Pond Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sellersville 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
- 1968 USGS Sellersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1994 and 2019, burning about 182 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-6 |
| 7 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120815-001 |
| 9 July 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | 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 |
| 29 July 2015 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150729-002 |
| 14 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 87 , AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 11 unknowns, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairview in 3 storm reports in 2020: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | Trees were blown down on County Road 474. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Fairview | - | County Road 661 was impassable due to water crossing the roadway. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 87 South. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holley Store | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ino | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Goodman | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Alberton | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Damascus | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Turner Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rhoades | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Perry Store | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156333. 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.



