BlockKent, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eclectic census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36078. The Survey maps it on the Tallassee quadrangle. It stands 581 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tallassee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
141 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Kent between 1994 and 2017, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120927-002 |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kent in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail, 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 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Kent | $30,000 | The Kent tornado touched down about 3 miles west of the Kent Community, near the intersection of County Road 159 and Chana Creek Road. The tornado then tracked north northeast and lifted near the intersections of State Highway 50, State Highway 229 and County Road 361. The tornado damage path generally paralleled State Highway 229 for a few miles. A roof was blown off a house and several trees were blown down along the path. |
| December 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Kent | $12,000 | A weak tornado touched down briefly on CR 44 in the Kent community. Two homes sustained moderate roof damage and one motor home was blown over and damaged. The tornado path was very short, only about one tenth of a mile. The damage width was estimated at thirty yards. No injuries were reported. Beginning: 32 37.245/85 56.657Ending:32 37.285/85 56.566 |
| March 2005 | Hail | Kent | $9,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in eastern Elmore County. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Kent | $9,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in the western part of the county. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Kent | $6,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in and around the Kent community. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | $2,000 | Eight trees were blown down on AL-229, near the Kent Community. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Kent | $1,000 | State Highway 229 near Kent was flooded and temporarily impassable. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Trees were downed on Red Hill Rd. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Trees were downed along Upper River Rd just north of Tallassee. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Multiple trees uprooted in the Kent community. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Multiple trees uprooted along Highway 229. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Power lines downed along Channa Creek Road. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kent | - | Another weak tornado briefly touched down in a rural area near CR 44 and CR 159. No damage was reported. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kent | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down in a field near CR 44 and CR 159. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chana Creek | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Burlington (historical) | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Neman | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Floyd | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Butts Mill | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Red Hill | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Good Hope | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Eclectic | 4.7 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q14679235 | 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 121157. 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.
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.