Lottie, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Stockton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36502. The Survey maps it on the McCullough quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS McCullough quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
212 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Lottie between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,797 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 99 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 | 99 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 9.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lottie: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith & Kelly Supply Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Alabama Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| United Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lottie in 2 storm reports between 1995 and 2005: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lottie | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Lottie. |
| February 1995 | Hail | Lottie | - | Dime-size hail was reported near Lottie in north Baldwin 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redtown | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Serange | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Blacksher | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Perdido | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rabun | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Montgomery Hill | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tensaw | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Little River | 10.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122041. 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.






