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Pepperell, Alabama

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36801. The Survey maps it on the Opelika West quadrangle.

Pepperell within Lee County

On record in Pepperell

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

18 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Pepperell between 1994 and 2014, burning about 250 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use35 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20140926-001
9 August 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 July 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 June 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution6.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionHWY 147, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pepperell: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Titanium, Mica, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bruce Priester ProspectTitaniumOccurrence
Crutchfield MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Hilyer-Knight ProspectIronOccurrence
North Opelika Gibbsite ProspectAluminumOccurrence1977
T H Clower ProspectFeldspar, MicaUnknown
Yarborough-Smith-Neighbor ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Lee County

Storms near this place

6 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pepperell in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2017Thunderstorm WindPepperell1 hurtNational Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in the city of Opelika that was consistent with straight line wind damage, with maximum sustained winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph.||This swath of damaging wind began at a large warehouse building on Williamson Avenue. Significant structure and roof damage was sustained. The damaging winds continued northeastward onto Steel Street, where another industrial building sustained roof damage, along with minor damage to other structures. The Goo Goo Car Wash on Marvyn Parkway sustained significant roof damage just to the northeast, where the swath of damaging winds ended. The swath was 0.66 miles long and was 150 yards wide at its widest point. One person sustained minor injuries at the car wash. ||Thanks to Lee County EMA for their assistance with this survey.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindPepperell$25,000A single tree was blown down onto a mobile home, destroying the home.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPepperell$20,000Numerous trees were blown down, from near the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, southward to the County Road 146 area in the central part of the county. At least one tree fell on a home.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindPepperell-A tree fell on a home on Terracewood Dr, a tree and power line were downed on Hunter St, and a tree was downed on Veterans Pkwy.
January 2017Tornado (EF0)Pepperell-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Central Lee County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. A weak tornado formed near the intersection of Ballard Avenue and Edgemont Street on the south side of Opelika, just east of Alabama State Road 51, where shingle damage occurred. A pine tree was knocked down as the tornado crossed Alabama State Road 169. Several pine trees were uprooted and more shingle damage occurred as the tornado crossed Old Columbus Road before dissipating.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindPepperell-A tree was blown over, onto a manufactured home, trapping one person inside. No injuries reported.

Every storm recorded in Lee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spring Hill Heights0.5 miles14
Five Points0.9 miles14
Harwell Hills1.2 miles14
Westside1.2 miles14
Orr Estates1.2 miles13
Village Hills1.6 miles14
Indian Hills1.7 miles13
Alta Vista1.9 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124601. 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.