Piney Grove, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Samson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36477. The Survey maps it on the Sellersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Sellersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Piney Grove between 1994 and 2020, burning about 361 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-10 |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-9 |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140919-001 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-6 |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2015 | Natural | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150729-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Piney Grove: 9 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piney Grove in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | $1,000 | A large tree fell onto a carport and damaged it. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 87 north of Samson. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Trees were blown down onto Holley Mill Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piney Grove | - | Downed trees blocked the intersection of two county roads just east of Piney Grove. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Piney Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Piney Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Piney Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pera | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sellersville | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Weeks | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spears | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Samson | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lowery | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Earlytown | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156900. 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.



