Navco, Alabama
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36605. It stands on Bolton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mobile quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 34 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.
- 1922 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Navco between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 16/CR 64, AL |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150902-001 |
| 1 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | TODD ACRES, AL |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | TODD ACRES, AL |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4505 COMMERCE BLVD SOUTH, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Navco: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Mill Pit | Silica | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Halls Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harrison Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Navco in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Navco | - | High winds damaged a roof and downed power lines on Halls Mill Road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Navco | - | Large tree blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph on Halls Mill Road and McVay Drive, blocking traffic. Reported by Mobile Police Department. |
| December 2015 | Hail | Navco | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park | 0.9 miles | 34 | |
| Farnell | 1.0 miles | 34 | |
| Neshota | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Sherwood | 1.4 miles | 33 | |
| Lloyds | 1.5 miles | 33 | |
| Cox | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Belvedere | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Spring Valley | 1.7 miles | 32 |
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 Q122541261 | 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 123651. 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.













