Louina, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wadley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36276. It stands on Carlisle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wadley South quadrangle. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
On record in Louina
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wadley Railroad Depotlisted 2011 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wadley South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
116 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Louina between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,268 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 26 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-12 |
| 8 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Louina: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Two Prospect | Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louina in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2021: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louina | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 22. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louina | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking Highway 22. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadley | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Forester Chapel | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Concord | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Blake | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Olive | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Almond | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dickert | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pooles Crossroad | 5.0 miles | 11 |
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 Louina | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6686352 | 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 156631. 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.





