Oswichee, 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 Sweetwater Branch. 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
105 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Oswichee between 1994 and 2020, burning about 954 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2000 | Smoking | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150722-001 |
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 Oswichee: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Number 7 | 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
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oswichee in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oswichee | - | The National Weather Service in Birmingham surveyed damage near Fort Mitchell in Russell County on February 13, 2025, in relation to thunderstorms in the area the previous night. The damage was consistent with straight-line winds up to 60 mph. At the Branching Pines RV community along Highway 165, several trees were uprooted or split and large limbs were snapped. Approximately five camper trailers were damaged, all by falling trees. Three had trees uproot and fall through them, causing considerable damage, while others had limbs fall onto the roofs. Although many of the camper trailers were occupied, no injuries occurred. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oswichee | - | Several trees uprooted and on power lines along Owens Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oswichee | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 18. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Oswichee | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Russell County and confirmed a tornado. The tornado touched down south of County Road 18 just west of Highway 165. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed Highway 165 causing structural damage to several businesses in the drop zone market, removing the roof off a metal building, and tossing several rooftop air conditioning units. A large hardwood tree was uprooted in this same location. As it continued northeast, it crossed two subdivisions causing mainly roof and siding damage to numerous houses in the subdivisions. The tornado moved into the Alabama portion of Fort Benning, mainly over forested areas of the installation before reaching the Chattahoochee River. Estimated peak wind was 95 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apalatchukla (historical) | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Uchi (historical) | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Yuchi (historical) | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Holy Trinity | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fort Mitchell | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Nuckols | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Loflin | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lato | 6.1 miles | 20 |
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 Q122588765 | 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 158049. 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.








