BlockMon Louis, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Bayou La Batre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36523. It stands on East Fowl River. The Survey maps it on the Bellefontaine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Delchamps quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Cedar Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Cedar Point quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Biloxi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
148 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Mon Louis between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,912 acres in total. None started naturally. 79 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 | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mon Louis in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Mon Louis | $45,000 | A tornado moved onshore near the mouth of East Fowl River on Byrnewood road and tracked northwest to the end of Pioneer Road in the Bellefontaine community. The tornado produced extensive damage to trees consistent with EF-1 type damage and winds between 86 MPH and 110 MPH. Four residences and one large barn had structural damage in the area between Bay Road and Pioneer Road. Of those structures, one mobile home was almost completely destroyed from a large tree that fell on it, with minor damage to mostly roofing shingles and window panes observed with the other three homes. The barn received minor structural damage on an exterior wall with three large roll-up doors completely blown out. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Mon Louis | $5,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down near Mon Louis. The tornado damaged several trees before dissipating. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mon Louis | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm wind gust tore a large street lamp out of a brick column. Radar observed winds of 53 knots just above the surface. |
| December 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Mon Louis | - | A very brief EF0 tornado touched down east of Dauphin Island|Parkway impacting a home adjacent to Mobile Bay. The home|sustained damage to the back patio with the southernmost wall|being pulled out and deposited to the south along with the|contents of the patio. Large tree limbs were also knocked down in|the adjacent tree line to the south and along the driveway.|Outdoor furniture from the home to the south was thrown northward|around the tornado circulation before the tornado moved over the|water. Here it impacted the three adjacent piers doing minor|cosmetic damage to each pier. A fence was also blown over towards|the northwest on the property located north of the tornado path. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Mon Louis | - | Flood waters entered buildings along Dauphin Island Parkway. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Mon Louis | - | A retired NWS employee reported 12.92 inches of rain in Mon Louis, AL. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mon Louis | - | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree at the entrance of Bellingrath Garden on Bellingrath Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mon Louis | - | Strong winds downed 4 large trees near the corner of Pioneer Road and Fowl River Road. |
| June 2000 | Waterspout | Mon Louis | - | A waterspout was observed over Mobile Bay near the mouth of the Fowl River. The waterspout dissipated over water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faustinas | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Smithport | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Bayleys Corner | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| South Orchard | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Sunny Cove | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Delchamps | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bellefontaine | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Fowl River | 3.7 miles | 24 |
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 Mon Louis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16895270 | 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 152356. 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.
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.