Green Acres, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36305. It stands on Pinhook Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dothan West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Dothan West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Green Acres between 1994 and 2019, burning about 398 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | TIDWELL FALLS OFF ENFINGER RD, AL |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190701-5 |
| 20 June 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150619-001 |
| 11 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Green Acres: 8 producers, 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Couch Number 6 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Lingo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reese Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Reese Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Roy J. Lingo Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Green Acres in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Green Acres | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in northwest Houston County on Bob Hall Road, just south of Ariel Lane. Here it damaged the roof of a home and tore a portion of the roof off of a storage facility. It tracked southeast and damaged the roof of approximately eight|homes in a neighborhood along Nottingham Way. The tornado continued to the southeast and downed trees along Harrington Lane where it quickly lifted. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | $1,000 | Stoplights were blown off from their wires on Highway 84 and Westgate Pkwy. |
| September 2011 | Lightning | Green Acres | $1,000 | Lightning struck a rooftop at 3117 Wesley Way. Both the monetary damage and the time of the strike were estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Acres | - | A personal weather station measured a gust to 57 knots. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Green Acres | - | Water was reported to be covering the roadway near Fortner Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spann Brothers Estates | 0.1 miles | 8 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Brannon Stand | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Ridge Estates | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Peterman | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Whispering Pines | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Brannon Stand Heights | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Clark Crossroads | 1.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119321. 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.




