Pettusville, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35620. The Survey maps it on the Elkmont quadrangle. It stands 886 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Pettusville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 531 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pettusville: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.44 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pettusville in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Pettusville | - | A tornado tornado touched down west of New Bethel Road, uprooting and snapping several large softwood trees and collapsing more than half of a private aircraft hangar. The tornado continued north-northeast, uprooting more large trees and snapping large branches near homes along Shipley Hollow Road, which is where the tornado reached its maximum intensity of 105 mph. Shingles were displaced on a roof of a single family house. Sparse tree damage occurred just west of Old Scrouge Rd as the tornado lifted. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Pettusville | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported along Highway 127 north of Elkmont. Minor damage to cars 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfin Mill | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Locke Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Veto | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Holland Gin | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Elkmont | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Estaville (historical) | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Morris Crossroads | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Thach | 4.6 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pettusville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888723 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124660. 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.








