Marl, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Geneva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36477. The Survey maps it on the Geneva West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Geneva West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Marl between 1994 and 2020, burning about 448 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-17 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140919-001 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140808-001 |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120605-001 |
| 2 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120602-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Marl: 7 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 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.
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marl in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marl | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down on County Roads 4, 19, 41 and State Highway 52. Power outages were reported in Geneva. A roof was torn off a barn near Hartford. State Highway 167 south of Hartford was closed for several hours due to fallen power lines. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Marl | - | Water was covering portions of State Highway 52. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Marl | - | A picture from the Dothan Eagle newspaper confirmed that water from a creek was running over a bridge on Sandy Creek Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marl | - | Several trees were down on County Road 16. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sellersville | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spears | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Samson | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Morrisville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Costilla (historical) | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Carmel | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Coffee Springs | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156658. 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.






