Pearce, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36376. It stands on Nalls Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sigma quadrangle.
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 Sigma quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Pearce between 1994 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-15 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 55 COUNTY ROAD 963, AL |
| 12 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Pearce: 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pearce in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 52 between Webb and Columbia. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | $2,000 | The Dothan Eagle reported trees down on Wallace Buie Road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | $1,000 | A power outage occurred along Hunter Road due to trees down on lines. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | Fallen pine trees blocked Wallace Blue Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | Trees were blown down on Hopkins Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 52. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Benton Store Road and Highway 52. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pearce | - | A tree was blown down on Cedar Springs Road. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Pearce | - | WTVY reported that Cedar Spring Road at King Road was closed due to flooding. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Pearce | - | WTVY reported that Cedar Springs Road at Ebenezer Road was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole Heights | 1.4 miles | 7 | |
| Barber | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Sigma | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Webb | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Plains | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Enon | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Williams | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| North Cowarts | 4.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124548. 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.




