BlockPine Hill, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pine Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36769. It stands on Moccasin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pine Hill quadrangle. 758 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 112 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPine Hill fell from 975 to 758 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 975 | |
| 2020 | 758 | -217 (-22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Pine Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Pine Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 944 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.4 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pine Hill: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bromine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.W. Morgan Estate Well Number 1 | Bromine | Occurrence | 1945 |
Storms near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Hill in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Pine Hill | $100,000 | Significant flooding was reported near Highway 5 in Pine Hill. Several culverts were washed out. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed two trees with one falling on a house. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in Pine Hill. A tin roof was also blown off a building. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Pine Hill. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $5,000 | Trees were reported downed by strong thunderstorm winds just south of the community. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees around the community. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $5,000 | High thunderstom winds blew trees and power lines down at the intersection of State Highway 29 and County Road 21. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Crawford and CR 1. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along State Highway 10 between Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along State Highway 5 in Pine Hill. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Pine Hill | - | The tornado began in the woods behind the intersection of Old Selma Rd and Highway 5 where it resulted in snaps of large hardwood limbs and some uprooted small trees. An unattached awning to a gas station was lofted and tossed about 50 yards into a tree. This awning was closer to a carport and thus damage was deemed on lower bound. The tornado continued across highway 5 resulting in roof damage to a restaurant and continued tree damage with uprooted and some snapped hardwood trees. The tornado continued across highway 10, producing tree damage. The most significant damage occurred as the tornado crossed Sandpit Rd. Numerous uprooted and snapped large hardwood and softwood trees occurred at this location. Some patches were rather significant snapping; however, just not enough to warrant a higher rating. A single wide manufactured home was rolled at this location; however, the home was not tied down and sitting on the side of the hill. As a result, a lower bound estimate was given for this damage. The tornado likely continued northeast into the woods where survey crews were unable to reach. After review of available Sentinel satellite imagery, the tornado track was determined to have continued northeast, likely lifting just prior to crossing the Southern Railroad east of Gwen Road. Additional adjustments may occur as more high-resolution satellite imagery becomes available. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Pine Hill | - | The tornado likely began near Godboldt Ave and Cedar Ave in Pine|Hill where a few trees were uprooted in a weakly convergent|pattern. The tornado then continued east towards county road|5 producing weak tree damage. The tornado quickly intensified and|reached peak intensity as it crossed highway 5 resulting in|several large softwood pines snapped and minor damage to a home.|The tornado then quickly crossed highway 5 where it quickly|dissipated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Hill | - | High winds downed trees on CR 18. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Pine Hill | - | Dime size hail was reported near Pine Hill. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Pine Hill | - | Golfball size hail was reported along State Highway 10 between Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff. This same area also experienced high winds. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pine Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Pine Hill | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny South | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| MacMillan | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Kimbrough | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hestle | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Anne Manie | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Arlington | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Culpeper | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Yellow Bluff | 6.4 miles | 7 |
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 Pine Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65677 | 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 155204. 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.