BlockForkville, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Haleyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35565. It stands on Kirkpatrick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kinlock Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1936 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Forkville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160912-4 |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Forkville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forkville in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forkville | - | A tree was downed on a power line on County Road 68. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forkville | - | The National Weather Service surveyed damage northeast of Haleyville from the Forkville area to the Ashridge community and determined it to be the result of straight-line winds. The most concentrated damage was observed at the intersection of Highway 195 and Little Crooked Rd around 5:35 pm CDT, where several structures were damaged. A furniture business sustained roof damage and had a glass door blown out, an open air hay shed was flipped onto an adjacent outbuilding, and a larger garage sustained roof and siding damage. In addition, a smaller three-car shed collapsed and fell into the larger garage. Just east of this, at least five trees were uprooted across Little Crooked Rd, with roofing tin from the garage blown into the fallen trees. This damage was all within 130 yards, with winds estimated up to 75 mph. No other notable damage was observed except for a few trees down along Jim Brown Rd approximately four miles to the southeast. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forkville | - | Multiple trees were uprooted in northwest Winston County, including along Dime Road and County Road 19. A tree and power lines fell on a house on County Road 19, and much of the roof was removed from a home near Highway 243 and Old Highway 195. |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Forkville | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Winston County near Forkville and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph.||The tornado touched down about 5 miles east northeast of Haleyville. At initial touch down along Chicken Foot Road, there were a few trees that were blown down and minor damage to a garage roof. The tornado continued northeastward where it snapped several power poles, one home suffered roof damage, and some garage doors were blown in. A metal pole and rafter barn was destroyed and the debris was scattered across a field. Toward the end of the path, several tree trunks were snapped off. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Littleville | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Center | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Needmore | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Martintown | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rabbittown | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| DeFoor | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Donaldson Mill | 4.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159619. 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.