Jack, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jack census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36346. The Survey maps it on the Bluff Springs quadrangle. It stands 390 feet above sea level.
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
- 1968 USGS Bluff Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Jack between 1994 and 2017, burning about 566 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.206, AL |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 201, AL |
| 9 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2433 CO RD 210, AL |
| 30 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3066 CO RD 305, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Jack: 7 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jack in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1995 | Tornado | Jack | 1 hurt, $30,000 | A tornado flipped a mobile home and scattered debris 350 yards into nearby trees. A woman inside received a cut, while her two children escaped unharmed. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Jack | $25,000 | The parent supercell thunderstorm, which spawned the EF-1 tornado, tracked across the northwest corner of Coffee County from southeast Crenshaw County. The tornado lifted the roofs off two barns, and partially removed the roof off a single family home before entering Pike County (see Storm Data for Alabama, Central, for more information). |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and a shed's roof was damaged. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down across the northern half of the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | $1,000 | The Coffee County EMA reported several trees down on State Highway 87 near Zion Chapel High School. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | $250 | Several downed trees partially blocked County Road 201. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | - | A tree was blown down onto County Road 331. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jack | - | A tree was down at 27057 Highway 87. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Jack | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinstown | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lowry Mill | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bluff Springs | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Arcus | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chestnut Grove | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Clowers Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 11 |
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 Jack | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6110865 | 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 156519. 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.



