BlockPenn, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Danville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35619. It stands on Bell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Massey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Mc Kendry quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Penn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,038 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-5 |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | ROBINSON BOTTOM |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | National Forests in Alabama | FREEMAN HOLLOW |
| 20 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | BASHAM TOWER |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160917-1 |
| 17 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 70 acres | National Forests in Alabama | FLAT MOUNTAIN |
| 17 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Penn in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Penn | $50,000 | An EF-1 tornado touched down just inside southwest Morgan county, west of Massey. This tornado tracked east northeast along a 3 mile path before dissipating. Initial damage was seen off of Holladay road and CR 55, where a mobile home was flipped upside down and several surrounding large trees were snapped near their base. Additional damage occurred along Summerford road between Tanner road and CR 55. A small barn was completed destroyed and two chicken houses sustained significant loss roof and siding panels. Just to the east of this location at Safe-T-Shelter, off of CR 55, a portion of the roof was completely lifted off one of their warehouses as the front of the facility collapsed on itself. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penn | $6,000 | Winds downed trees on Freeman Road in the Massey community. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penn | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penn | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 1100 Andrews Road. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Penn | - | Quarter-sized hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Chapel | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Camp Ground | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Massey | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Danville | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Plains | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Thomas Place | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Lebanon | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Neel | 7.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160358. 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.
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.