Pansey, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36370. The Survey maps it on the Ashford quadrangle. It stands 210 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ashford quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Pansey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 461 ANTIOCH CHURCH RD, AL |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 55 COUNTY ROAD 963, AL |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pansey: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Creek Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
19 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pansey in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Pansey | 4 hurt, $750,000 | A tornado touched down about a half mile west of Firetower Road. As it traveled northeast, it destroyed three barns on County Road 81, and destroyed two large homes just north of Turnpike Road. Four people were injured and transported to a hospital in Dothan. Several mobile homes were damaged, with numerous trees and power lines down. The storm survey was conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM and SOO. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $30,000 | Several trees down. Three buildings and a fire station were damaged. Reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $9,000 | Multiple power poles were reported down by law enforcement dispatch. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $5,000 | Minor shingle damage was reported in the Pansey area. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $5,000 | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down along Rocky Creek Road. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Pansey area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in the area. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $1,000 | Trees were blown down along Bodiford Road near Pansey. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $1,000 | Several downed trees reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $1,000 | Downed trees at Hickory Grove Road and County Road 81 reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $1,000 | Downed trees from Pansey to Gordon north of U.S. Highway 84 reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | $500 | A few downed trees reported by a Dothan TV meteorologist. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Pansey | - | The public reported flooding in the Pansey area due to heavy rain in a short period of time. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | - | Trees were blown down in the Pansey area. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | - | A tree was blown down near 1800 East Cook Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pansey | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Pansey area. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pansey | - | The hail was reported to have lasted 10 minutes. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Pansey | - | Golfball size hail reported by a Dothan TV meteorologist. |
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.
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 Pansey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7131583 | 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 124402. 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.




