BlockNicholsville, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sweet Water census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36782. It stands on Indian Branch. The Survey maps it on the Nanafalia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Nanafalia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Nicholsville between 1994 and 2019, burning about 249 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-6 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190816-3 |
| 7 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 June 2011 | Natural | 36 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | BASHI ROAD, AL |
| 20 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nicholsville in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2021: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Nicholsville | - | The National Weather Service surveyed damage in extreme southern Marengo County near the town of Nicholsville and determined the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph. The tornado touched down in the Nicholsville Community just to the northwest of Crystal Lane. Several trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado crossed Crystal Lane. A barn then sustained significant roof damage, where pieces of the metal roof were thrown about. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed County Road 87 and Nicholsville Road. The most significant damage occurred along Nicholsville Road where a portable metal carport was turned upside down, and two large pine trees were snapped. A large barn sustained significant roof damage very close to where the pine trees were snapped. Pieces of the metal roof were thrown at least 100 yards across a field to the east of the barn. A few trees were snapped or had a few large limbs broken off across the field east of Nicholsville Road. The estimated ending point of the tornado was at this location, as no further damage was found to the east. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Nicholsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hotamville | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lasca | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Exmoor | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| McNeiders (historical) | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Coxheath | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Marengo | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Vangale | 5.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123945. 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.
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.