Nokomis, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Atmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36502. The Survey maps it on the Freemanville quadrangle. It stands 272 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Freemanville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
351 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 351 fires within 5 miles of Nokomis between 1994 and 2019, burning about 4,281 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 162 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 | 162 |
| Debris and open burning | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Smoking | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | 17-JAKE'S ROAD FIRE-1553 |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-11 |
| 26 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2165 JAMES RD, AL |
| 26 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nokomis in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nokomis | $7,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph caused minor damage to mobile homes. Trees and power lines were also knocked down. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Nokomis | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred in many areas of Brewton, Atmore, and Flomaton. Several roads were closed due to high water. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nokomis | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Nokomis | - | Hurricane Sally produced 10 to almost 20 inches of rain across a large portion of Escambia County, AL. The flooding resulted in several roads becoming impassable with many roads impassable in the Brewton area. The Burnt Corn creek in Brewton crested at 18.8 feet, which is the fourth highest crest on record. Flooding was also experienced on Murder Creek, which impacted nearby businesses and structures. Some county roads and a few bridges suffered wash outs as well. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Nokomis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raley Forest Hill | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Atmore | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Briar Lake Estates | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Freemanville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Southern Estates | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ewing Farms | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Old Bratt Road Estates | 5.8 miles | 12 |
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 Nokomis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7048084 | 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 155179. 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.






