BlockFolsom, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36756. The Survey maps it on the Morgan Springs quadrangle. It stands 430 feet above sea level.
On record in Folsom
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantationlisted 2011 · 0.2 miles away- Bryand Brand Houselisted 2010 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Morgan Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
145 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Folsom between 1994 and 2020, burning about 667 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-20 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-19 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-8 |
| 20 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folsom in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Folsom | $10,000 | Several Roads were closed due to flooding in Marion. Four homes were also flooded. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Folsom | - | A tornado from Hale County continued into Perry County, and as it crossed AL Highway|14 it produced the most significant tree damage of its path, with|numerous trees uprooted across the road. The last tree damage of|this tornado occurred on Morgan Springs Road, before it moved off|to the northeast and dissipated somewhere over Polecat Creek|before reaching Walter Boyles Road. The total path length of the tornado was 21.61 miles. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Folsom | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph. This short-lived tornado developed and dissipated quickly near Coretta Scott King Highway. A manufactured home was shifted off its block foundation with a large section of roofing material removed from the back side of the home. Two homeowners were present during the time of impact and were tossed onto the floor. Thankfully, there were no injuries. Metal panels were lofted into trees on either side of the highway and a few trees were uprooted and snapped. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Folsom | - | Significant flooding in the city of Marion. Portions of Highway 14 underwater. Several homes on East Lafayette Street near Rice Creek flooded and water rescues required. Portions of Hghway 219 underwater and impassable. Several bridges washed out on Highway 183 near the city of Marion. A Flash Flash Flood Emergency was issued for a large portion of Perry County. |
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Folsom | - | The tornado first touched down a few hundred yards west of Boots Northcutt Road, north of Alabama Hwy 14 in western Perry County. As it crossed the road to the east, a few hardwood trees were snapped. The tornado tracked to the northeast across inaccessible land, then crossed Lower Polecat Road. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped , and tossed into an open field. This is where the tornado reached a maximum wind speed of 100 mph. A few hardwoods at the opposite edge of the field were also uprooted. The tornado crossed more inaccessible land and weakened as it crossed County Road 23, then quickly dissipated. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Folsom | - | Nickel size hail was observed near the Hale and Perry County line. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Folsom | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbville | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Morgan Springs | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Zimmerman | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Marion | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Coleman | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| North Perry | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Brush Creek | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Heiberger | 8.2 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Folsom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8564255 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156363. 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.