BlockMonterey, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Forest Home census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36030. The Survey maps it on the Pine Apple North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pine Apple North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Monterey between 1995 and 2020, burning about 543 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150926-001 |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170919-2 |
| 3 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200506-41 |
| 3 May 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 44 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130514-003 |
| 1 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120501-002 |
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 Monterey: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monterey in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 1 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monterey | - | Significant tree damage occurred in a swath along Ridge Road in extreme|northwest Butler County, north of Forest Home. No convergent tornado track|could be identified with all tree damage aligned in one direction. Numerous|trees were snapped and uprooted. Based off of the extent of the tree damage|in this area, winds are estimated to have reached up to 100 mph. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Monterey | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moriah | 1.4 miles | 7 | |
| Ridgeville | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Forest Home | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Saucer | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Butler Springs | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Manningham | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Shacklesville | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Liberty | 11.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152363. 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.