BlockHarmon, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36343. The Survey maps it on the Grangeburg 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
- 1970 USGS Grangeburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Harmon between 1994 and 2020, burning about 404 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170824-2 |
| 19 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | VALLEY VIEW DR, AL |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190711-2 |
| 27 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130627-001 |
| 5 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmon in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Lightning | Harmon | $500,000 | A lightning strike resulted in a house fire that destroyed a house at 483 Charles Road in the Pansey area. The resident heard the pop twice and stated that he felt vibrations and heat go through the game controls he was holding in the living room downstairs. He stated the flames started quickly and expanded throughout the house. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on County Road 75. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Hickory Grove Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | - | A large tree was down on Sid Hughes Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | - | Trees were blown down onto the road on County Road 8 near Rocky Creek Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pansey | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Gordon | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Dupree | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Alaga | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Crosby | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Grangeburg | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Love Hill | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138634. 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.