Gasque, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Foley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36542. It sits by Seymour Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Bon Secour Bay quadrangle.
On record in Gasque
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 1 record
Fort Morgan CasematesNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1921 USGS Point Clear quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Bon Secour Bay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Gasque between 1994 and 2018, burning about 173 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | FIREWORKS |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.1 acres | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | STRONG BYU |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | J AND B |
| 27 August 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | MOBILE STREET |
| 26 July 1994 | Natural | 22 acres | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | ALAFOREST |
| 16 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 36 LAGOON, AL |
| 22 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | JEFF FRIEND FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gasque in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Gasque | $25,000 | A strong waterspout moved onshore at the 2200 block of West Beach Boulevard. The tornado produced roof and siding damage to two homes. Several windows were also blown out. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Gasque | - | A total of 2.56 inches of rain was recorded over a 6-hour period at Mesonet Station BONA in Bon Secour, AL. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Gasque | - | Heavy rain caused Fort Morgan to covered by water in several spots. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Gasque | - | Heavy rain caused Fort Morgan to covered by water in several spots. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Gasque | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Beach | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Grove | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gulf Highlands | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Oyster Bay | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gulf Shores | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bon Secour | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Oak | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 10.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156396. 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.







