Hatters, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36525. It stands on Turtle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Creola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Creola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
152 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Hatters between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,866 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 65 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 | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150906-002 |
| 27 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Hatters: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Axis Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hatters in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Hatters | - | Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief|EF0 tornado occurred in the Turnerville area, tracking across|Dixie Road and Salco Road. The tornado caused mainly minor tree|damage along its track, reaching a peak width just across Salco|Road around 100 yards wide. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hatters | - | High winds downed trees and power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creola | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2.1 miles | 30 | |
| Axis | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Junior Acres | 3.0 miles | 30 | |
| Satsuma | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Cox Beach | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| Celeste | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Le Moyne | 4.0 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122561383 | 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 156455. 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.










