Plantersville, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Selma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36758. The Survey maps it on the Plantersville quadrangle. It stands 246 feet above sea level.
On record in Plantersville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Antique Storelisted 1987
Christian Church and Parsonagelisted 1987
Driskell-Martin Houselisted 1987
Todd Houselisted 1987- Doctor's Officelisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Plantersville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 740 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140927-002 |
| 6 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plantersville in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Plantersville | 2 killed, 2 hurt | The tornado formed and intensified quickly about two miles south|of Plantersville along County Road 63, uprooting swaths of trees|right from the start. The tornado travelled northward into|Plantersville and intensified to its maximum intensity of a|140 MPH EF3 tornado in the south end of town, where trees across|the entire area were uprooted, snapped, and even debarked.|Several homes and businesses were destroyed, which unfortunately|resulted in two fatalities and two injuries. The tornado began a|more northeasterly trajectory as it left Plantersville, but still|remained strong as it crossed into Autauga County. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were down in Plantersville along CR 63. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $1,000 | Single trees were blown down at two locations near Plantersville, in the northern portion of the county. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | - | Several trees and tree limbs were downed along Highway 22 and County Road 294 just before a tornado formed to the east of this location. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Plantersville | - | The tornado began in a wooded area just east of the Perry/Dallas County line. It quickly reached its peak intensity of 95 mph as it crossed County Road 272 where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, blocking the roadway for over a quarter of a mile as it paralleled the road. Additional trees were downed along County Roads 290 and 305, but the tornado weakened as it approached Plantersville. Still, several trees were downed along Dallas County 560 and Highway 22 in Plantersville. The tornado then crossed into Chilton County. |
| November 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Plantersville | - | A large funnel cloud was observed by Emergency Management Officials near Plantersville just off SR 22. EMA |
| May 1998 | Hail | Plantersville | - | Dime size hail was reported in Plantersville. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Plantersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Creek Junction | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Stonewall | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Valley Grande | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Summerfield | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Burnsville | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lily Grove (historical) | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Manila | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brantley | 15.8 miles | 12 |
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 Plantersville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3710304 | 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 160398. 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.








