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Marlow, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Summerdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36580. It stands on Barner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia Springs quadrangle. It stands 43 feet above sea level.

Marlow within Baldwin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

64 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Marlow between 1994 and 2018, burning about 434 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 burning37
Arson/incendiarism10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 2000Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20150925-002
16 September 1999Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20180807-3
4 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160804-2
18 August 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 July 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission13974 SHERWOOD HIGHLAND RD, AL
11 July 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionHANAK RD, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baldwin County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Marlow: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay City Clay PitsBrick Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerKaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Unnamed QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerClay, Quartz
Fairhope MineClayPast Producer
Marlow QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Baldwin County

Storms near this place

3 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marlow in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007LightningMarlow1 hurtA Baldwin county worker was struck by lightning as he tried to escape a storm while working near a dirt pit. He was going to his truck to get out of the storm when he was hit. He was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.
October 2017Flash FloodMarlow$50,000The rapid rise of the Fish River resulted in significant flooding from County 32 to Highway 104. County Road 32 was flooded just east of the bridge. Over 10 water rescues were performed from County Road 32 north to Highway 104. Multiple cars were under water.
October 2021Flash FloodMarlow-Heavy rain caused flooding on Danne Road near the Fairhope community.

Every storm recorded in Baldwin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
River Park1.0 miles18
Clay City1.8 miles18
Turkey Branch3.3 miles18
Yupon3.7 miles18
Bayside3.8 miles18
Magnolia Springs4.4 miles18
Barnwell4.9 miles18
Summerdale5.6 miles17

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 MarlowAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q23074254The 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 122291. 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.