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Lenox, Alabama

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Repton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36454. The Survey maps it on the Range quadrangle. It stands 289 feet above sea level.

Lenox within Conecuh County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

234 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Lenox between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,690 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 81 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/incendiarism81
Debris and open burning70
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Equipment and vehicle use17
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Conecuh County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lenox: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 5 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Flomaton PlantSulfurUnknown
Bragan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kendrick QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Lenox PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Monroe Concrete PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Skinner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Conecuh County

Storms near this place

14 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenox in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2016Thunderstorm WindLenox$30,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and power lines. A large tree fell on a house and a carport was destroyed.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindLenox$15,000High winds from a line of showers blew down several trees and damaged some lightweight structures near Lenox. At least one manufactured home had awnings torn away by the winds.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLenox$10,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on a barn and a home.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLenox$10,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees with one tree falling onto a home.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindLenox$10,000High thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in, and around, the community.
February 2003Tornado (F0)Lenox$8,000A weak tornado briefly touched down east of Lenox. The tornado blew down several trees.
November 2002Tornado (F0)Lenox$8,000A weak tornado briefly touched down near the community, blowing down or uprooting several trees.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLenox$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and damaged a barn.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindLenox-High winds damaged four homes and a church. A barn was also destroyed.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLenox-High winds downed trees.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLenox-High winds downed trees and powerlines.
June 2023Flash FloodLenox-Heavy rain caused a road washout along Tom Call Road.
June 2021HailLenox-no account filed
April 2010HailLenox-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Conecuh County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Range3.1 miles7
Sand Cut3.7 miles7
Janes Mill4.4 miles7
Repton5.8 miles8
London5.8 miles7
Belleville7.6 miles7
Castleberry9.0 miles7
Nichburg10.2 miles8

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 LenoxAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6523142The 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 121500. 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.