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Ganer, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Samson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36477. The Survey maps it on the Samson quadrangle.

Ganer within Geneva County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Ganer between 1994 and 2020, burning about 755 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined18
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism13
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2015Debris and open burning55 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20150925-001
24 September 1996Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSER-20140919-001
19 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2010Natural101 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionI-65 MM 119, AL
1 August 2010Arson/incendiarism27 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 July 2000Natural2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Geneva County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ganer: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gen 5 Clay ProspectClayProspect

Every working recorded in Geneva County

Storms near this place

13 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ganer in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2000Thunderstorm WindGaner$20,000Several downed trees and a damaged barn reported by the Geneva County EMA.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGaner$15,000Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a barn and residence. A tree was blown down along CR 16.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGaner$3,000Trees were blown down near Mt Pleasant Road with power lines also down.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindGaner$3,000Power lines were blown down in the western part of Geneva county.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindGaner$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGaner$2,000A power line was blown down on CR1.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindGaner$2,000A tree was blown down and resulted in a power outage along Alford Road.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindGaner-Trees down in the Flat Creek area.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGaner-A tree was blown down on County Road 70.
March 2024Flash FloodGaner-River cutoff Road was flooded and washed out.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindGaner-A few trees were blown down.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindGaner-A tree was blown down on Highway 153.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindGaner-A tree was blown down across Highway 153.

Every storm recorded in Geneva County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hacoda3.2 miles7
Earlytown3.3 miles8
Pera3.7 miles8
Samson3.8 miles8
Weeks4.7 miles8
Lowery6.1 miles8
Sellersville6.3 miles8
Piney Grove6.6 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118807. 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.