Houstonville, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fairhope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36532. It lies near Tatumville Gully. The Survey maps it on the Daphne quadrangle.
On record in Houstonville
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Twin Beach AME Churchlisted 1988 · 0.5 miles away
Lebanon Chapel AME Churchlisted 1988 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Houstonville between 1995 and 2018, burning about 267 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180807-3 |
| 31 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140801-002 |
| 31 July 2010 | Natural | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 11036 CO RD 32, AL |
| 19 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 April 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Houstonville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Clay, Quartz |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Houstonville in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Houstonville | $75,000 | Baldwin County Emergency Management relayed Baldwin County Sherriff's Office report of multiple homes flooded on Highway 181 north of Twin Beech Road and County Road 44. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Houstonville | - | Social media video shows flooding on Boothe Road near Twin Beech Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Villa | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Magnolia Beach | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhope | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Battles Wharf | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Point Clear | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Volanta | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Seacliff | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Montrose | 4.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120468. 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.










