Montrose, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Daphne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36559. It sits by Red Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Daphne quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
On record in Montrose
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 2 records
Montrose Historic Districtlisted 1976
Henry Stuart Houselisted 2006
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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 Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Montrose between 1995 and 2020, burning about 299 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 26680 POLLARD ROAD, AL |
| 11 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2010 | Natural | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | OFF HWY 42, AL |
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 Montrose: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Y P S Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montrose in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Montrose | $10,000 | An F0 tornado briefly touched down along U. S. Highway 98 near Montrose. The tornado blew several trees down. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Montrose | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Montrose | $5,000 | Heavy rains from Gustav brought flooding to most of the county. The heavy rains began around mid day and lasted into the evening. Rainfall estimates of 4-6 inches were widespread across the county with isolated areas receiving more. The Loxley area measured a total of 8.40 inches of rain and Robertsdale measured 7.46 inches. Many streets had standing water in them and had to be closed for several hours due to high water. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Multiple trees downed and one went through the roof of property of report source. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Fairhope AL PD reported trees snapped and downed in the Rock Creek S/D and in Colonial Acres. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | High winds damaged tree limbs and shingles. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Measured by a handheld instrument. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | High winds downed two large trees, resulting in roof damage to a residence. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Montrose | - | Total rainfall off 9.33 inches from Friday through Monday. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Montrose | - | Fast flowing water up to one foot deep reported near the intersecion of Highway 181 and Highway 104 northeast of Fairhope. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seacliff | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Volanta | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Daphne | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhope | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Magnolia Beach | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Belforest | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Jackson Oak | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Houstonville | 4.4 miles | 21 |
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 Montrose | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6906444 | 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 152365. 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.










