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Mattawana, Alabama

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oneonta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35121. It stands on Harris Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oneonta quadrangle.

Mattawana within Blount County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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

93 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Mattawana between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,619 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 burning36
Arson/incendiarism17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Recreation and ceremony8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1
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
30 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Blount County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Mattawana: 15 occurrences, 15 prospects, 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Clay, Calcium. 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
Champion MinesIron, Manganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1885, 1945
Graystone PlantCalciumProducer
Blo 3 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Blo 4 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Unnamed ProspectManganese, IronProspect
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Champion Brown Ore BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
Champion MinesIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Blount County

Storms near this place

4 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mattawana in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Mattawana$960,000The tornado touched down just east of CR-27, about 5 miles south-southeast of Oneonta. It then moved north of River Road, through the Highland Lake community, and across CR-29 near the Appalachian Community. The Appalachian School property sustained damage, but the school was spared any significant damage. The tornado continued northeastward and strengthened as it nearly paralleled CR-12, before lifting just north of the intersection of CR-12 and US-231. Along the entire path, several hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted. A few dozen chicken houses were damaged and many were destroyed. Many outbuildings, garages, and sheds were destroyed. At least 25 homes sustained major damage, and another few dozen received minor damage. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few more were damaged. At least 6 cows and hundreds of chickens were killed by flying debris. In some instances, the roof debris from damaged structures was blown over one half mile downstream. A few feed silos were tipped over and one rolled at least one half mile.
April 2009Tornado (EF2)Mattawana$400,000The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-27 and Jones Chapel Road. It then traveled northeastward and crossed Lake Rd, CR-29, Putman Road, and Hicks Road, before moving into Saint Clair County. Six chicken houses were completely destroyed, killing nearly 100,000 chickens. One home had its second story destroyed, and another home suffered a complete roof collapse. One large industrial barn was destroyed. Two additional homes, several more chicken sheds, and about 9 outbuilding also received varying degrees of damage. About 200 trees were snapped and uprooted.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMattawana$75,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines, and caused other damage, in a swath across the Highland Lakes area, from CR-27 eastward to CR-12 near Appalachian School. Several trees landed on and damaged homes in the area.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMattawana-Several trees uprooted between Inland Lake and Highland Lake.

Every storm recorded in Blount 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
Graystone1.0 miles21
Allgood1.3 miles21
Chepultepec1.3 miles20
Oneonta2.0 miles20
Eastwood2.1 miles20
Champion2.5 miles20
Armstead3.4 miles21
Easley3.7 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156668. 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.