Lowry Mill, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jack census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36346. It stands on Shoal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Victoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Lowry Mill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120927-001 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-2 |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.206, AL |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 201, AL |
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 Lowry Mill: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowry Mill in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Lowry Mill | $50,000 | A dual pol tornadic debris signature was visible from EOX radar moving across portions of northern Coffee county. Damage occurred in the form of numerous snapped trees and roof damage. The tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated near 80 mph. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | $15,000 | Significant roof damage occurred to a roof of a house off of CR220 near Victoria. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | A few trees were blown down in the northern part of Coffee county. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | Trees were blown down onto County Road 208. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | A tree was blown down and blocked the roadway on County Road 215 near Victoria Cemetery. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | A tree was down on CR-208. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | A tree was down at 304 CR208. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowry Mill | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lowry Mill | - | A 72 hour rainfall total of 4.40 inches was reported at the LOWA1 Lowry Mill river gauge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcus | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Jack | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wilkinstown | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bluff Springs | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Mixson | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chestnut Grove | 5.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q122554755 | 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 156633. 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.







