Highland Home, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Petrey-Highland Home census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36041. The Survey maps it on the Lapine quadrangle. It stands 591 feet above sea level.
On record in Highland Home
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Kirkpatrick Houselisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lapine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
117 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Highland Home between 1994 and 2020, burning about 528 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140927-001 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140922-001 |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120805-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Highland Home: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cre 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cre 7 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland Home in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 23 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Highland Home | $100,000 | The tornado touched down near Daniel Mill Road causing minor tree damage and then passed through mainly wooded areas as it moved north-northeast. The tornado strengthened to an EF-1 before reaching Oliver Myers Road, passing through wooded areas uprooting and snapping large trees as it approached a small lake in the Magnolia Shores area. The tornado caused minor to moderate damage to several homes around the lake, mainly to roofs and siding. The tornado then proceeded through more woods before dissipating. |
| November 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Highland Home | $70,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $30,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm caused roof damage to a home and damaged a barn just south of Highland Home. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $25,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees. Some of the trees fell on a couple of homes and caused minor damage to them. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down between Highland Home and Luverne. The trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a line of thunderstorms that was moving through the area. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $12,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph damaged trees...powerlines and chicken houses along Highway 331 south of Highland Home. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $10,000 | Winds at estimated 60 mph downed trees in Highland Home. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Highland Home. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a few trees. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines causing power outages. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Highland Home | $5,000 | Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Highland Home. The large hail damaged several vehicles. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees along State Highway 97 near Clearview. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $5,000 | High winds blew down several trees and power lines near the community. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $5,000 | Trees were blown down between Highland Home and Glenwood. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | A tree fell on a home. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | High winds downed trees on Burgamy Swamp Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | Trees down on a shed on New Ebenezer Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | Numerous trees were downed along Magnolia Shores Rd by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | Trees were downed near Highland Home and Lapine. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | High wind downed trees. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | Trees and power lines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph along Highway 331 and County Road 66. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Home | - | Several trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 331. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Highland Home | - | Magnolia Shores Road closed due to water covering the road. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Highland Home | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Highland Home | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Highland Home | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Highland Home | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Shores | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sardis | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Panola | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Bradleyton | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Saville | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Danielsville | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Garnersville | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Helicon | 6.1 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 Highland Home | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5758829 | 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 155099. 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.



