Miflin, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elberta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36530. It stands on Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orange Beach quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
On record in Miflin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Swift Presbyterian Churchlisted 1988
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Bon Secour quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Foley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Foley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Miflin quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Orange Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Orange Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
105 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Miflin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,743 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140903-002 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150827-001 |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | FISH TRAP ROAD, AL |
| 9 July 2014 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | TARKLIN BAYOU |
| 8 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Miflin: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County Gibbsite Sand | Aluminum | Prospect | 1958 | |
| Blackwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miflin in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miflin | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Miflin. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miflin | - | WeatherFlow station (XGLF) south of Foley measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Miflin | - | A total of 2.67 inches was recorded over a 6 hour period at Mesonet Station USA10 in Foley, AL. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miflin | - | Recorded by weather flow site XGLF. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Miflin | - | Heavy rain caused CR 12 from Highway 59 to James Road to have a significant amount of water covering the road and the road was closed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miflin | - | Measured by Weatherflow site XGLF. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Elberta | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Grass Recreational Vehicle Park | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Foley Recreational Vehicle Park | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Foley | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Josephine | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Orange Beach | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Perdido Beach | 6.0 miles | 19 |
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 Miflin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679294 | 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 122716. 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.









