BlockMonticello, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Banks-Josie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36005. It stands on Little Buckhorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Banks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Banks quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Monticello between 1994 and 2020, burning about 297 acres in total. None 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 burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-12 |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200508-2 |
| 26 May 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Monticello: 12 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 1 past producer. 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
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monticello in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 tornado. 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 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Monticello | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Pike County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 70 mph. A brief weak tornado developed along County Road 6643 just east of Highway 130 and the Buckhorn community. Damage consisted of a few uprooted trees and broken branches along County Road 6643. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Buckhorn Creek. A weak TDS was evident from KEOX radar. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122967. 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.