BlockHarrisburg, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35034. The Survey maps it on the Centreville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
103 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Harrisburg between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,190 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | National Forests in Alabama | NO HELP |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | RABBIT ROAD-BRENT, AL |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Natural | 10 acres | National Forests in Alabama | LIGHTNING #1 |
| 12 September 2015 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150912-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrisburg in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Harrisburg | $12,000 | The tornado touched down about southwest of the Harrisburg Community, west of Alabama Route 5. It then tracked north northeast for over 7 miles, roughly parallel to Route 5, and lifted after crossing Bear Creek Road, west of Brent. The tornado damage was very minimal for a majority of the path, and was limited to a few snapped trees. The damage increased along Bear Creek Road, about 2 miles west of Brent, where at least 3 homes suffered minor damage and several outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous soft and hardwood trees were snapped off in this area. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Harrisburg | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. This tornado originated in Perry County and crossed into Bibb County south of the community of Abercrombie. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Hickory Hollow Road where several softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The weakening tornado crossed Highway 82, where storm chaser video showed a weak circulation crossing the highway. Dissipation occurred about one mile east of Highway 82. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Harrisburg | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Bibb County and have determined that the damage was due to an EF-1 tornado, with winds of 90 mph. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Abercrombie Road (County Road 51) and Harrisburg Road in the Talladega National Forest of southern Bibb County. The only structural damage occurred at the beginning of the path where a home had siding torn off. Otherwise, the damage was confined to trees. The tornado strengthened as it paralleled County Road 51, snapping or uprooting numerous trees about 3 miles along the path. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Highway 219 and Highway 82. The tornado weakened as it continued northeast across Antioch Road (County Road 20) and Highway 139. The tornado eventually lifted immediately west of the Chilton County Line on County Road 2. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols (historical) | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Duff Settlement | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Goodson | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Abercrombie | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jamesville | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Spencer | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pondville | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Brent | 5.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159730. 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.