BlockMabson, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36360. It stands on Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ewell quadrangle. It stands 276 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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 Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ewell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ewell quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Mabson between 1995 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190907-3 |
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 231 S, AL |
| 30 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200604-3 |
| 30 June 1998 | Natural | 63 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160625-4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mabson in 9 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Mabson | $200,000 | An NWS team conducted a combined aerial and ground survey. Aerial imagery indicated that the tornado touched down in a wooded area just west of Mabson Abry Road in Mabson, AL, snapping trees and causing significant damage to the roof of an outbuilding. The ground crew noted extensive tree damage along Mabson Abry Road, Caldonia Way and East County Road 36. A couple of utility poles were also snapped in this area. Aerial photographs indicated tree damage continued through a forested area between Mabson Abry Road and CR 33. The ground crew noted minor roof damage to a manufactured home near the intersection of Herman Strickland Road. Several more trees were snapped or uprooted further north along CR 33. Further east, more tree damage occurred on Herman Strickland Road where most of the structural damage was also noted. One home saw over 50% of its roofing material removed and a well-built outbuilding in the back yard had its doors blown in. The roof suffered some damage as well. Snapped trees were noted extending west into the woods. Further up the road, a home suffered the removal of its roof on the southern end of the house and the destruction of the back porch, much of which wound up on the roof. A large outbuilding in the back yard was shifted off its foundation. A neighboring home suffered similar damage to its house and large outbuilding. The tornado was at its strongest at this point with wind speeds estimated at 105 mph, which is EF-1 strength. Aerial photos indicated that tree damage occurred a bit further north along Herman Strickland Road and then east through a forested area, including the Cedar Creek, and then along CRs 335 and 337. The tornado then lifted before reaching Ward Creek. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | $2,000 | Several large pine trees were snapped with a power line also blown down. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | A tree was down near County Road 36 and County Road 347. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | A few trees were blown down in Dale county. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of County Road 20 and County Road 36. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | A large tree blew down across Mabson Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | Trees were blown down in Mabson. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on South County Road 59. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabson | - | A tree was blown down across Stuart Tarter Road near Vivian Adams School and blocked the road. |
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.
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 Mabson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058501 | 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 122134. 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.