BlockFleta, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hope Hull census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36047. The Survey maps it on the Sellers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Letohatchee quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Sellers quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Fleta between 1994 and 2020, burning about 743 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 97/56, AL |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-19 |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-10 |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-21 |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-20 |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fleta in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Fleta | $150,000 | The Pintlala tornado touched down about 3.8 miles southwest of the intersection of US Highway 31 and Oakridge Lane, near the Lowndes County line and Pinchony Creek. Numerous trees were snapped off just south of the Pintlala Elementary School. Ten buildings were damaged north of the school. The tornado tracked northeastward along US Highway 31 for another 2.5 miles before lifting near US Highway 31 and Lassiter Lake. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleta | - | Several trees were downed, including along Pettus Rd, Vaughn Rd, Federal Rd, and Woodley Rd. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118417. 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.