BlockLum, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fort Deposit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36047. The Survey maps it on the Mount Willing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mount Willing quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Lum between 1994 and 2020, burning about 491 acres in total. 1 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 | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120922-001 |
| 3 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 116 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120706-001 |
| 4 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lum in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Lum | 2 hurt | A tornado began along Knight Place Rd and moved northeastward. Numerous trees were downed along or just west of the road, mainly limbs broken or uprooted trunks. A few small trees were snapped as well, along with downed power lines. A few structures sustained damage, including minor roof damage to a double-wide manufactured home, a single-wide manufactured home that was rolled over onto its roof, and a large open air shed that lost roof panels. Two people were injured in the overturned single-wide. The tree damage continued across County Road 45 into a large inaccessible area. Radar and satellite data were conclusive in showing that the tornado continued for a few more miles to the northeast, with significant tree damage on satellite imagery. Radar data and satellite show an east-southeast bend in the path before the tornado dissipated just west of Salem Church Rd. The ground survey resumed along Salem Church Rd and noted no discernible area of tornado damage. However, there was a large area of wind damage southeast of Salem Church Rd apparent from satellite, and tree debris from the residual tornado debris signature was noted along the road. After satellite analysis, roughly 4 miles was added to the existing track. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Lum | - | Several hours of heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in several locations in the Knights community, about 4 miles northwest of Fort Deposit. Five homes along County Road 45 were damaged due to flood waters and 4 families were displaced. Flooding was also reported at County Road 9, County Road 33, Robert Gordon Road, and Brown Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Willing | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Beechwood | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Clover Hill | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Calhoun | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Deposit | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Gordonville | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Palmyra | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mosses | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156638. 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.