BlockNyota, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hayden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35180. It stands on Longs Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trafford quadrangle. It stands 522 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Trafford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Trafford quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
256 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Nyota between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,873 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 61 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 | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nyota in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Nyota | 3 hurt, $4,000,000 | A tornado developed along a Quasi-Linear Convective System. It initially touched down in far northern Jefferson County, northeast of Warrior, and tracked northeastward into Blount County and across the western bank of Mountain Woods Lake before it lifted northeast of Sagefield Rd. As the tornado moved into Blount County near Sibleyville Rd, it intensified to an EF2 rating with winds of 135 mph. An outbuilding was destroyed and many trees downed near the county line. The tornado continued northeast, before making a slight eastward turn and moving along the western edge of Mountain Woods Lake. Along the lake, twenty to twenty-five homes were damaged with at least 3 homes destroyed. Three injuries occurred while a family was sheltered in their home, which was destroyed. In addition, multiple boat docks and garages were damaged or destroyed. Along the portion of the path in Blount County, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| March 2024 | Flood | Nyota | - | Up to 4 inches of rainfall across southern Blount County during the morning led to several flooded roadways, including Highway 75 and House Rd near Remlap, River Rd near Highland Lake, and Fall Branch Rd along the Blount/St. Clair county line. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Nyota | - | Numerous roads flooded and impassable across Blount County. Blue Springs Creek at Blountsville rose above flood stage. Water several feet deep on roads in the cities of Oneonta and Blountsville. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Nyota | - | The tornado crossed from Jefferson County into Blount County between Garrett Road and Nyota Road. With winds of 80 mph, the tornado began to weaken as it crossed into Blount County, where sporadic tree damage was observed. The tornado traveled northward and crossed Elvester Road and lifted near Sagefield Lane and Mountain Lake Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nyota | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Tree | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| County Line | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hayden | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Lehigh | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Little Shenandoah | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Wallstown | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Selfville | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Dallas | 4.5 miles | 23 |
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 Q65789678 | 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 156810. 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.