Lomax, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35045. The Survey maps it on the Jemison East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jemison East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
257 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Lomax between 1994 and 2020, burning about 891 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 40 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 | 106 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130907-001 |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-6 |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-6 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lomax in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Lomax | $10,000 | The tornado touched down near the intersection of Reed Road and Judge Avenue, where it removed a few shingles off of a home and peeled back the tin roof of an outbuilding. It continued north-northeastward across Old Henry Road, to the intersection of US-31 and Lomax Drive. Eyewitnesses at this location photographed the tornado as it moved away. A metal roof was totally lifted off of an outbuilding, with portions of this debris deposited nearly a half mile downstream. Damage was|relatively minor and limited to a very narrow yet discernible path. Peak winds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomax | $5,000 | Winds estimated around 45 mph caused a portion of a roof of a mobile home to be blown off, near the Collins Chapel community. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lomax | - | Quarter to half dollar-size hail was reported in the Lomax and Gap of the Mountain areas on the north side of Clanton. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lomax | - | Social media video of nickel-size hail in the Lomax area of Clanton. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Lomax | - | Several roads washed out around the city of Clanton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clanton | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gap of the Mountain | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Thorsby | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Samaria | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Collins Chapel | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mineral Springs | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Highland | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Falakto | 6.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121973. 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.






