BlockPogo, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Red Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35582. It stands on Ramsey Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Site quadrangle. It stands 528 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Pleasant Site quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Pleasant Site quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Pleasant Site quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Pogo between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,367 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Other causes | 3.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160912-3 |
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | MS0 0808-1710809003 |
| 30 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pogo in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pogo | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage in Franklin County. The winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines, creating a widespread power outage. One large 100 year old tree fell and smashed the end of a single wide trailer home in the Red Bay community. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pogo | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds produced some slight structural damage to a residence along highway 190. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Pogo | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in northwest Franklin County. |
| November 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Pogo | - | Softwood trees were used as the primary damage indicator. A couple small trees were uprooted and several larger trees had large branches snapped. The path of the damage was generally north of CR 96, beginning at the Mississippi state line, extending northeast through CR 11, north of Pogo, AL. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pogo | - | A home weather station measured a wind gust of 75 mph in the Pogo community before power was lost. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Pogo | - | The tornado, originating in Tishomingo Co (MS), continued across the MS-AL state line into Franklin Co (AL). Heavy tree damage was noted near the state line which was consistent with a tornado debris signature and velocity couplet on the Columbus MS (KGWX) WSR-88D, about 5.5 miles north of Red Bay, AL. The debris signature tracked east over heavily forested area that was not accessible by vehicle. Additional heavy tree damage was located near the end point which was consistent with the last debris signature seen on radar. The majority of the tree damage consisted of small to medium sized trees snapped, branches twisted with one or two trees uprooted. |
| October 2004 | Hail | Pogo | - | Penny sized hail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Site | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Pines | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| White Oak | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Halltown | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Red Bay | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Burntout | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jordans Mill | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Bend | 9.7 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 Pogo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18389098 | 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 156914. 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.