Hacoda, Alabama
7 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 36453. It stands on Bridge Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hacoda quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hacoda quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Hacoda between 1994 and 2020, burning about 806 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-5 |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150830-001 |
| 18 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | I-65 MM 119, AL |
| 1 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | I-10 MM 59, AL |
| 27 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | I-65N @ MM 118/119, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hacoda: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianna and Ocala Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Cov 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Gen 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hacoda in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hacoda | $10,000 | A tree was blown down on a pickup near Hacoda. A picture was submitted on social media. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hacoda | $2,000 | A power line was blown down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hacoda | $1,000 | Power outages were reported in the area due to trees on power lines. The public also estimated wind gusts of 55-60 mph in the area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hacoda | $1,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines resulting in power outages along Wedsel Road south of Julius Road. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Hacoda | - | The media reported some flooding on Gopher Ridge Road. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hacoda | - | The Geneva County EMA reported egg size hail on Highway 54 at Flat Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganer | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Earlytown | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pera | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Weeks | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lowery | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Samson | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Piney Grove | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sellersville | 9.4 miles | 8 |
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 Hacoda | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058468 | 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 119536. 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.



