BlockKnoxville, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Eutaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35469. The Survey maps it on the Knoxville quadrangle. It stands 289 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1927 USGS Eutaw quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Eutaw quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Knoxville between 1995 and 2019, burning about 401 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150926-002 |
| 25 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150925-001 |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-24 |
| 11 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170911-2 |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Knoxville: 1 unknown. 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 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knoxville in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Knoxville | $83,800 | The first segment in this tornado track initially touched down north of County Road 86 in Greene County. It then moved northeast into Tuscaloosa, where it eventually lifted. In Greene County, the tornado was rated an EF-1, with maximum winds of 90 mph. Dozens of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knoxville | - | Numerous trees uprooted along I-20 near Knoxville. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Knoxville | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Greene County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 100 mph. The tornado touched down near Flag Road, near the Black Warrior River. The tornado snapped and uprooted dozens of trees, some of which fell onto homes. Some homes sustained significant roof damage, with debris blown in a north direction and splatter on south and east facing walls. The tornado tracked northeast snapping and uprooting more trees near Sims Creek. The damage path may have continued farther but there was no access beyond the last observable point. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knoxville | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Knoxville. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knoxville | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Knoxville. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Knoxville | - | Dime size hail was reported in Knoxville. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Knoxville | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Knoxville | - | 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.
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 Knoxville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679250 | 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 156570. 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.