BlockLandersville, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Moulton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35650. The Survey maps it on the Landersville quadrangle. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1936 USGS Landersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1936 USGS Moulton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Mt Hope quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mt Hope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Landersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Landersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Landersville between 1997 and 2019, burning about 667 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-23 |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | RIDGE ROAD |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Landersville in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Landersville | $30,000 | An EF-0 tornado tracked east along a 3/4 mile path in central Lawrence County. The tornado collapsed a chicken house which also sustained significant loss of the roof covering along County Road 59. The tornado also partially uplifted the metal roof of a mobile home along County Road 58. Several surrounding large trees were uprooted or snapped. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landersville | $2,000 | Multiple trees were knocked down on CR 460 and CR 175 west of Moulton. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landersville | $2,000 | Broadcast media relayed photos on social media of a metal barn that was destroyed. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Landersville | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported on CR 7 west of Moulton. Time estimated by radar. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Landersville | - | A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado as it traversed a ridge just west of CR 101. Numerous large branches and trees uprooted were observed in this location. As the tornado tracked east of CR 101 toward CR 117, a large number of softwood trees were snapped. The tornado crossed CR 117, snapping and uprooting more trees, and causing minor roof damage to several residences. What was likely the center of the vortex, a single-family home was observed to have minor roof damage and near destruction of a large metal workshop behind the property. As it tracked east of CR 117, numerous softwood trees were snapped or uprooted heading toward downtown Moulton. Damage indicators along and near CR 117 were the focus of this tornado and produced the peak wind estimate of 104 mph. Moving northeast at this point, the tornado likely briefly lifted before causing isolated damage in downtown Moulton. Minor damage was observed at the high school baseball fields and roof damage at Lawrence Medical Center. The tornado eventually crossed Highway 24 and caused roof damage to a motel near the Highway 24 and CR 157 intersection. From this point, the tornado caused sporadic tree damage as the tornado was likely lifting and descending before crossing into western Morgan County. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Landersville | - | Dime to nickel sized hail was reported in a rural area southwest of Moulton. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Landersville | - | Heavy and persistent rainfall created flash flooding across numerous county roads around Moulton. Portions of roads were impassable, including along County Roads 173, 203, 212, 213, 100 and 59. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muck City | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Youngtown | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Camp Spring (historical) | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Needmore | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Hope | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Concord | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Moulton | 5.8 miles | 18 |
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 Landersville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058492 | 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 159910. 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.