BlockFatama, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Coy-Fatama census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36726. The Survey maps it on the Rosebud quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1981 USGS Rosebud quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Fatama between 1994 and 2020, burning about 366 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-4 |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140828-002 |
| 26 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | 39 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 168 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190817-3 |
| 7 July 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fatama in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2007: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fatama | $200,000 | The Vredenburgh storm took on a bow-shaped appearance again as it entered Wilcox County and did sporadic damage to trees for another five to six miles. The storm continued northeast and crossed State Highway 265. The storm damaged some out buildings on County Road 45. The storm lost its intensity near County Road 45 and no other damage was found north of County Road 45. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fatama | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down along State Highway 265 just north of the Fatama community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neenah | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Watsonville | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Estelle | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Rosebud | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Pebble Hill | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Shawnee | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Dry Forks | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Camden | 7.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157949. 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.