Phillipsville, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Bay Minette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36507. It stands on McCurtin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dyas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1942 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:24000
- 2003 USGS Dyas quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
112 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Phillipsville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,769 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 31 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150906-001 |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 23280 OLD WEEKLEY ROAD, AL |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 22400 PHILLIPSVILLE RD, AL |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-14 |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140826-001 |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | SPENCE CUTOFF FIRE-1409 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Phillipsville: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Pinchona Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillipsville in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsville | $15,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed multiple trees. Several fences and roofs were also damaged. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsville | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on a road near the Dyas Landing and Phillipsville area. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsville | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees near Phillipsville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carney | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dyas | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pinchona | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Eastwood | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bay Minette | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Perdido | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Douglasville | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152886. 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.








