Pebble, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Haleyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35565. It stands on Dunn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kinlock Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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 Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Kinlock Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Pebble between 1995 and 2020, burning about 668 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160912-4 |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MACEDONIA |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pebble: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pebble in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pebble | $7,000 | Power lines were blown down near the Pebble community. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pebble | $5,000 | Straight line winds, estimated at 60 mph, damaged a 300 yards long by 300 yards wide area, just southeast of the Pebble Community. At least a dozen shingles were blown off two homes, one cedar tree was snapped, and few additional large limbs were blown down. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pebble | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Pebble community. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pebble | - | Extensive damage to Barns and Silos near the intersection of Highway 243 and County Road 3418. Barn shifted off foundation and collapsed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forkville | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Martintown | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Center | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Littleville | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rabbittown | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Needmore | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| DeFoor | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Donaldson Mill | 4.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160354. 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.








