BlockJordan, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chatom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36518. It stands on Cypress Pond Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bigbee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bigbee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Jordan between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,452 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180809-1 |
| 28 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190828-1 |
| 15 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Jordan: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatom Plant | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jordan in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Jordan | $750,000 | A tornado first touched down west of County Road 15 just south of Sleepy Hollow Lane. Tree and roof damage was observed in this area. The tornado moved northeast crossing State Highway 17 near Jordan. This is where most of the damage from the tornado was found. Numerous homes had roof damage and with several trees down. A well constructed horse stable was damaged and several valuable horses were injured with one killed. The tornado continued northeast for several miles over open land crossing County Road 31 south of CC Trail Road. Mostly tree damage occurred in this area. The tornado dissipated near CC Trail Road. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Jordan | $25,000 | Flash flooding resulted in damage to County Road 31 northeast of Chatom. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jordan | - | High winds downed trees and power lines. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121036. 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.