BlockHighfalls, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hartford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36344. It stands on Wesley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Geneva East quadrangle. It stands 253 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Geneva East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Highfalls between 1994 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120831-001 |
| 27 July 2009 | Natural | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD. 16, AL |
| 7 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Highfalls: 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Bellwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bellwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highfalls in 6 storm reports between 2020 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Highfalls | $100,000 | Based on a tornado debris signature from the KEOX radar, a tornado touched down in a remote area near Barnes Creek south of CR 36. The tornado then tracked northeast, damaging several metal chicken coops on CR 36. The tornado next snapped a couple of trees on North CR 55. After crossing Oamon Pond Road, the tornado turned slightly to the right, snapping trees and significantly damaging an outbuilding on Childs Road. The largest concentration of damage occurred in a wooded area just southwest of CR 47 where numerous hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted. This is where the tornado reached its peak intensity of 105 mph, leaving a trail of debris across adjacent fields. The tornado then did significant damage to a barn on CR 57 where several smaller trees were also snapped. The tornado may then have briefly lifted before doing some damage on North CR 69. While debris signatures were still evident on radar, no damage was noted downstream from this point. Damage along most of the path was consistent with EF-1 damage. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highfalls | $5,000 | Roof damage occurred in the Providence community. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highfalls | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in the Oak Grove area via the Wiregrass Electric Cooperative. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highfalls | $1,000 | A tree and power lines were blown down near the County Road 41 and County Road 34 intersection. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highfalls | - | Strong winds blew over a dog kennel between Geneva and Bellwood. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Highfalls | - | An EF0 tornado briefly touched down with damage consisting of snapped trees. Max winds were estimated around 75 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kellys Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Vanlandingham Mill | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Costilla (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bellwood | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| High Bluff | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hartford | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Geneva | 5.7 miles | 12 |
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 Highfalls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058477 | 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 156472. 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.