Patsburg, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36049. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Petrey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Petrey quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Patsburg between 1994 and 2020, burning about 403 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170905-1 |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130911-003 |
| 11 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190730-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Patsburg: 20 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Patsburg in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Patsburg | $100,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Patsburg. Two homes had major damage and a business was destroyed. Trees and power lines were also blown down. Several horses were also injured. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsburg | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Patsburg. Tin siding was also blown from an outbuilding. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsburg | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Patsburg. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsburg | - | A home was damaged from a fallen tree. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsburg | - | Severe thunderstorms downed multiple trees along Petrey Highway. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Patsburg | - | Numerous trees were downed in the Petrey and Patsburg communities due to a severe thunderstorm. |
| December 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Patsburg | - | The tornado briefly touched down along Live Oak|Road in Patsburg. Near the intersection of Sims Road...a large|pine tree was snapped and car windows were blown out in two|vehicles. Metal roofing was peeled off a small vacant metal|building and a home sustained significant roof damage. Video|and eyewitness accounts confirm the brief touchdown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Joquin | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Vernledge | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Vidette | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Petrey | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Fullers Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Luverne | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Social Town | 5.7 miles | 8 |
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 Q122562383 | 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 124485. 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.



