BlockPersimmon Grove, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the York census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36922. The Survey maps it on the Whitfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Meridian quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Whitfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Persimmon Grove between 1994 and 2016, burning about 281 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140903-001 |
| 22 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Persimmon Grove in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Persimmon Grove | 1 hurt, $200,000 | A tornado touched down in Whitfield and moved to the northeast. Along its path, approximately 150 softwood trees were snapped, 50 hardwood trees were uprooted, and five outbuildings were damaged. Six homes and one double wide mobile home were also damaged. One home along County Road 42 was destroyed causing 1 injury. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Persimmon Grove | $268,000 | A tornado touched down in Smith County, Mississippi and tracked through Jasper and Clarke Counties (See Storm Data Jackson), causing EF4 rated damage. The tornado then crossed into Choctaw County (See Storm Data Mobile) Alabama, causing EF3 rated damage. The tornado tracked across portions of Sumter, Marengo and western Perry Counties, before dissipating. The tornado crossed into far southeastern Sumter County near CR 42, southeast of Whitfield, as an EF2 with winds of 120 mph. The tornado tracked south of Lock 3 Rd, where it caused significant tree damage. The tornado crossed the Tombigbee River and moved into Marengo County. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Persimmon Grove | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down in extreme southeastern Sumter County. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Persimmon Grove | - | Several trees uprooted in the community of Whitfield, along County Road 42. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Troy (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Derby | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gaston | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bellamy | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Intercourse | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Charles | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ward | 11.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156874. 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.