Frankville, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chatom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36538. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bladon Springs quadrangle. It stands 151 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bladon Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Frankville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 554 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-22 |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-23 |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2000 | Natural | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frankville in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $200,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated between 70-80 mph resulted in damage to 6 homes in the community of Frankville. Most of the damage was minor roof and window damage. An attached porch to one of the homes was destroyed and the roof damage to the home was more considerable. Numerous power lines and large trees were downed. |
| January 2024 | Lightning | Frankville | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house in Frankville and resulted in a house fire. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in the Frankville community. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $5,000 | High winds damaged a couple of roofs in the Frankville area. An awning was also damaged. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree across Mount Bethal Road. |
| February 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Frankville | - | An EF2 tornado occurred just south of Coffeeville near Tattlersville. This tornado began on the west side of the Tombigbee River based on radar observed tornado debris signature. Prior to highway 69, high resolution satellite imagery revealed a substantial swath of EF1 tree damage with numerous convergent tree uproots in about a 650-yard-wide swath. The tornado first crossed Highway 69 where ground survey crew observed scattered to numerous trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado intensified as it went northeast quickly widening again to near 650 yards wide and beginning to produce EF2 tree damage between Highway 69 and Winn Road. Low end EF2 tree damage was observed by ground survey crew on Winn Road where many tree snaps occurred. The next road the tornado crossed was Center Point Road and Norris Road where multiple tree snaps were observed. The tornado briefly re-attained EF2 intensity with numerous tree snaps and uproots visible on high resolution satellite imagery between Norris Road and Reedy Hill Road. As the tornado approached and crossed Reedy Hill Road it gradually weakened, lifting just northeast of Reedy Hill Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | - | High winds downed trees on two mobile homes. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frankville | - | High winds downed trees and powerlines on Peavey's Landing Road. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Frankville | - | Dime size hail was reported near Frankville. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Frankville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Frankville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigbee | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Silver Cross | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bashi | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Koenton | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ellisville | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Wilson | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Carpenter | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Stephens | 8.8 miles | 12 |
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 Frankville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679107 | 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 157957. 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.




