Mynot, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35616. It stands on Henderson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Mynot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,536 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Natchez Trace Parkway | ALLSBORO |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160912-3 |
| 26 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mynot: 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsboro Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Margerum | Aluminum, Water, Free | Unknown | Surface | |
| A Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| B Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| C Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect |
Storms near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mynot in 13 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $3,000 | A tree and powerlines were down on Sally Burns Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $2,000 | Three trees and powerlines were knocked down on Mynot Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down in Mynot. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at 2540 White Pike Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Coon Dog Cemetery road at White Pike. Time was estimated from radar. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $500 | A tree and powerlines were knocked down at the 3800 block of Maud Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | $200 | A tree was knocked down on White Pike. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Mynot | - | Golf ball sized hail was estimated by a photo. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | - | Several trees were knocked down on Maude Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | - | Several trees were knocked down on Mount Hester Road. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Mynot | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| May 2008 | Heavy Rain | Mynot | - | Rainfall total beginning Monday night through 927 PM on Tuesday night was measured to be 6.09 inches east of Allsboro. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mynot | - | A few trees blown down due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Good Springs (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Burnstown | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bishop | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hub (historical) | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Allsboro | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Malone | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Hester | 6.1 miles | 13 |
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 Q122548339 | 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 156763. 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.







