Freemanville, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Atmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36502. The Survey maps it on the Freemanville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1942 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Freemanville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
179 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Freemanville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,618 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 32 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2165 JAMES RD, AL |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Freemanville: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcullough Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith & Kelly Supply Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Alabama Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| United Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freemanville in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freemanville | $50,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph caused damage near Fast Lane Gas Station on Jack Springs Road 1/2 mile south of Exit 54 and I-65. The strong winds overturned 18 wheelers. Also a house behind gas station was on fire. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freemanville | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees and treetops along Jack Springs Road. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freemanville | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freemanville | - | Power lines and trees were downed at Smith Dairy Road and Woods Road by a severe thunderstorm. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freemanville | - | Severe thunderstorm winds tore the portion of a roof off of a home in Atmore. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gillis | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Martinville | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Poarch | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Atmore | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ewing Farms | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Raley Forest Hill | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Robinsonville | 4.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118629. 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.






