Loflin, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cottonton-Seale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36871. It stands on Bluff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Omaha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Loflin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 574 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130917-001 |
| 11 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 8.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-STEWART-003 |
| 21 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Georgia 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 Loflin: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Number 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loflin in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Loflin | - | Heavy rainfall over several hours during the morning hours led to flash flooding over the southeast portions of Russell County. Several people were trapped by high water on Lakeview Drive and required assistance from emergency personnel. Two hunters were also trapped by high waters near the town of Pittsview. Three to four homes flooded along Mill Creek due to rises along the Chattahoochee River. |
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Loflin | - | This brief tornado touched down just south of Firetower Road, then crossed the road and dissipated quickly. Damage was limited to mainly minor tree damage. However, one concentrated area at the center of the path had a grove of small to medium hardwood trees that were snapped, where maximum winds were 90 mph. One larger hardwood was uprooted in the same location. Power lines were also knocked down along Firetower Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Loflin | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cottonton | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sawokli (historical) | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| McLendon | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hirsch | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Jernigan | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Oswichee | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Pittsview | 6.8 miles | 10 |
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 Q122561689 | 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 156625. 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.




