Nuckols, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phenix City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36856. It stands on Cowpen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Mitchell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1914 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Fort Mitchell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Fort Mitchell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
264 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Nuckols between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,226 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 27 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 | 134 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-9 |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-4 |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-11 |
| 21 September 2002 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Nuckols: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Uchee Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Uchee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nuckols in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Nuckols | 1 hurt, $50,000 | The tornado briefly touched down and produced damage near the intersection of Ridge Road and Rutledge Road, about 4 miles east-northeast of Seale. One mobile home was lifted off its foundation, spun and flipped, and completely destroyed. One occupant of the mobile home was injured. Several trees were also blown down along the short path. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Nuckols | - | Several roads impassable between the cities of Seale and Phenix City. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Nuckols | - | Golf ball sized hail reported along Highway 431 near the Fireworks Outlet. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Nuckols | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Russell County and have confirmed that the damage was the result of an EF-0 Tornado. The tornado touched down just north of the Avalon Church on Tarver Road near Seale, and tracked northeastward through the Avalon Community, causing sporadic tree damage and damage to outbuildings and unsecured objects. It continued northeastward, crossing Pine Haven Street where sporadic tree damage continued with at least one tree blown down across the road. The tornado continued across the road for a short distance and quickly dissipated. Peak wind estimated at 70 mph. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Nuckols | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mitchell | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Lato | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Flournoys | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Brickyard | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Oswichee | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Uchi (historical) | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Apalatchukla (historical) | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Seale | 6.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156808. 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.








