BlockO'Neal, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35614. It stands on Fourmile Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ripley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Ripley quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Ripley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ripley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of O'Neal between 1994 and 2020, burning about 562 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-28 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-5 |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names O'Neal in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 flood, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | $6,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house on Tillman road. |
| January 2012 | Flash Flood | O Neal | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred along several points along and near Highway 99, including at the intersection of Tillman Road. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Bill Black road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | $3,000 | Multiple trees were knocked down in the Owens community. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down near the intersection of Elk River Mills Road and Fort Hampton Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | $200 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Elk River Mills Road and Tillman Mill Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | O Neal | - | A tornado of EF-0 intensity with peak wind speeds of 85 mph touched down on the west side of Edgewood Road/County Road 65 a little south of the intersection with Coffman Road. Several trees were uprooted in this area with large branches from hardwood trees also snapped. The tornado moved in an easterly direction crossing County Road 26 and Old Elkmont Road. Minor and very sporadic tree damage was noted along the path. The width narrowed to less than 50 yards as it moved further east and finally lifted near the intersection of U.S. Highway 31 and Interstate 65. The last signs of any tornado damage were a few snapped and twisted tree limbs in this area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | O Neal | - | Trees were knocked down on Short Cut Road. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | O Neal | - | A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph re-developed along a squall line and crossed state highway 99 / Buck Island Road near Lydia Corey Road, uprooting several large trees with one falling onto the side of a house. Across the street, a large barn was severely damaged with the roof and most walls gone. The tornado continued northeast crossing Easter Ferry Road and Edgewood Road. Along Cross Key Road, several large trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado tracked northeast snapping off the tops of several trees before lifting again near the intersection of Coffman Road and Highway 127. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | O Neal | - | Glaze road between Quinn and Newcutt roads in Athens was reported flooded. |
| October 2010 | Hail | O Neal | - | Quarter size reported in the Owens community. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | O Neal | - | Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding which closed a section of Airport road in Athens. |
| March 2009 | Flood | O Neal | - | Runoff from heavy rainfall caused area streams to overflow, closing Bill Black Road. |
| March 2009 | Flood | O Neal | - | Runoff from heavy rainfall caused area streams to flood, closing Myers road. |
| September 2009 | Flood | O Neal | - | Runoff from rainfall from the night of the 22nd through the morning of the 23rd, caused Big Creek northwest of Athens to rise over its banks and flood Bill Black Road. During peak flooding, up to two feet of water was flowing over this low water crossing. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Grove | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cross Key | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cartwright | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Shanghai | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hickory Hills | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Meadowbrook | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Alabama Fork | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gipsy | 3.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156811. 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.