Honoraville, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36042. The Survey maps it on the Honoraville quadrangle. It stands 512 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Honoraville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Honoraville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 775 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | JOE KILLOUGH RD, AL |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160910-16 |
| 2 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 50 , AL |
| 2 July 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 93 BLAZING B TRAIL, AL |
| 8 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Honoraville: 42 unknowns, 22 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 prospects. 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 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cre 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Honoraville in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Honoraville | $200,000 | A tornado, that was spawned as Tropical Storm Bill moved inland, first touched down just east of the intersection of County roads 11 and 86 on Mothershed road which is just northeast of Honoraville. The tornado was narrow at the beginning and damage was limited to trees. The tornado tracked north along Mothershed road and some trees fell on a few homes and some shingles were blown off. Two sheds were also blown down. The tornado then crossed County road 68 where the major damage to homes occurred. A brick home had its roof blown off and parts of the brick walls were blown down. Several manufactured homes were also damaged. The tornado reached its maximum width of about 600 yards here. The tornado then tracked north northwest across open forests where the width of damage narrowed to a couple hundred yards. The tornado then lifted back into the clouds near Faulk road and County road 11. A manufactured home on Faulk road had its roof torn off and the home was shifted off its blocks. The home was oriented parallel to the movement of the storm. Other than minor scrapes and bruises, no injuries were reported. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Honoraville | $15,000 | The tornado formed just west of Moseley Road where it snapped an uprooted numerous trees, including one large tree that fell on a mobile home. The tornado then crossed over Moseley Road damaging a nearby outbuilding before moving into a heavily forested area where sporadic tree damage continued. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Bowden Road. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts near 60 mph downed power lines and a tree. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Honoraville | $5,000 | A strong thunderstorm produced golfball sized hail throughout the community, damaging some automobiles. Winds of 50 to 55 mph were also reported. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down north of the community by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree on Highway 50 just east of Honoraville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | - | A tree fell on a home. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | - | High winds caused damage on Moseley Mill Road near Bowden Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Honoraville | - | High winds downed trees on Bowden Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Honoraville | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Honoraville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Honoraville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Ridge | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Saville | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Danielsville | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Centenary | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Fullers Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Sardis | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Garnersville | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Moodys Crossroads | 8.0 miles | 7 |
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 Honoraville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679156 | 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 155105. 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.



