Newby, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jack census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36323. It lies near Coston Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bullock 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
- 1968 USGS Bullock quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Newby between 1994 and 2020, burning about 804 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-1 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3066 CO RD 305, AL |
| 22 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130613-002 |
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 Newby: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers and Burkette Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newby in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | $1,000 | Several trees and power lines were knocked down along County Road 330. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | $500 | A tree was blown down on County Road 321. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | $250 | Several trees were blown down on County Road 331. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | - | Trees were blown down near the 2400 block of County Road 330. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | - | Trees were blown down on County Road 330 near Newbia Church. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 307. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newby | - | A large tree was blown down across County Road 326. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Newby | - | Flash flooding occurred in the northwest part of the county with 15 roads closed in that area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoar | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Bluff Springs | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lee | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Level | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Saddle Hill | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Jack | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wilkinstown | 8.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156791. 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.



