Five Points, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Newton-Midland City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36352. The Survey maps it on the Daleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Daleville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 1994 and 2020, burning about 236 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150827-001 |
| 8 July 1998 | Smoking | 1.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Five Points: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Spiegner Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dal 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Rosser Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Points in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $2,000 | A fallen tree resulted in a power outage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down on Dale County Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $2,000 | Trees were blown down at State Route 123 and County Road 43. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down on County Road 31. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Points | - | A tree was blown down onto County Road 121. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Newton | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Waterford | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pinckard | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Plainview | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Daleville | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bowden Terrace | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Munson Heights | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118337. 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.







