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Mitylene, Alabama

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36117. The Survey maps it on the Willow Springs quadrangle.

Mitylene within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

54 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Mitylene between 1995 and 2018, burning about 689 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 burning31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
3 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission1200 BLOCK OF WARES FERRY ROAD, AL
3 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission834 CO RD 4, AL
15 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20150915-001
15 September 1999Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 1999Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2007Natural2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Mitylene: 13 producers, 3 past producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite, Silica. 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
Deep South Const. Co PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, KyaniteProducerQuartz
Hodson PitSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Mitylene PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, KyaniteProducerQuartz
Brannon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Deep South Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Froggy Bottom PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J.M. Jordon Mining Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mcgee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mity Lene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mount Meigs PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

14 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mitylene in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Mitylene1 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Montgomery County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado touched down west of Bell Road near Post Oak Lane and Old Creek Road, uprooting a few trees and damaging a carport. It continued east-northeastward, uprooting trees and causing roof damage along Eastwood Glen Place. It continued to uproot trees and damage outbuildings along Thach Road and Kathmoor Drive. While much of the damage along the track was rated EF0, the tornado did briefly intensify to EF1 strength near Meriwether Road and Hollis Drive. Here multiple homes suffered roof damage and a garage was destroyed, and one home suffered significant roof damage. A couple of trucks were also moved and possibly rolled. The tornado|weakened once it crossed Taylor Road, downing baseball fences and scoreboards at Buddy Watson Park. Minor roof and tree damage continued along Halcyon Boulevard and Berry Hill Place, dissipating near intersection of Parkview Drive and Parkview Court.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindMitylene$10,000The soccer field bleachers at the Auburn University at Montgomery were blown over.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMitylene$5,000Trees were blown down onto power lines on Vaughn Road, near the Deer Creek Shopping Center.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindMitylene$2,000Power poles were snapped near exit 9 on Interstate 85.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindMitylene$2,000Several trees were blown down between Dunbarton Road and N. Burbank Drive, north of County Road 64.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindMitylene$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Carmichael Road, in the Woodmere area of Montgomery.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindMitylene$2,000Several trees were blown down near Lakeview Drive, on the northeast side of Montgomery.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindMitylene$1,000Power lines were blown down at the intersection of Taylor and Vaughn Roads, in Montgomery.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindMitylene-A few trees were downed in various locations across the county.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMitylene-Several trees uprooted along Wares Ferry Road.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMitylene-Several large restaurant signs blown out along Atlanta Highway.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMitylene-Local meteorologist estimated wind speeds of 60 mph and peas size hail near Eastdale Mall.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMitylene-Wind gusts were estimated near the intersection of US Highway 80 and US Highway 231.
June 2007HailMitylene-Nickel to golf ball sized hail was reported near the UAM campus, Eastchase shopping center, and Wynlakes Golf Club, on the east side of the city of Montgomery.

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Landmarks1.1 miles13
Brassell Bottom1.2 miles13
Arrowhead1.3 miles13
Montgomery East1.6 miles13
Halcyon1.7 miles13
Eastwood Farms1.8 miles13
Sunshine Village2.0 miles13
Carol Villa2.4 miles13

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.

Wikidata item Q122549959The 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 152353. 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.