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Prattmont, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Prattville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36066. The Survey maps it on the Prattville quadrangle.

Prattmont within Autauga County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

133 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Prattmont between 1994 and 2020, burning about 605 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 burning38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Equipment and vehicle use22
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160909-13
9 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2002Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20130929-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Autauga County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Prattmont: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dixie Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shearwater DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Autauga County

Storms near this place

20 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prattmont in 20 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2011LightningPrattmont$22,500A house on Pine Crest Street in Prattville was damaged after it was struck by lightning.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$5,000Several trees were blown down near US-31 in downtown Prattville, resulting in some power outages in the city.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$3,000Trees were blown down at several locations around the city of Prattville.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$2,000Several trees were blown down in and around Prattville.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$1,000A power line was blown down that caused a brush fire, on Memorial Drive and 6th Street in Prattville.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$1,000Several trees were blown down at the intersection of 6th Street and North memorial Drive, in Prattville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$500A tree was blown down at Pinecrest Drive and Wetumpka Street, in Prattville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPrattmont$500A tree was blown down on US-31, near the skating rink, in Prattville.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-A large tree fell onto a home in Prattville.
January 2024Flash FloodPrattmont-Flooding occurred in parts of Autauga County, including in Prattville. In the Candlestick Park neighborhood, swiftwater rescues were performed for several residents. Numerous roadways were closed around Prattville.
May 2021Tornado (EF0)Prattmont-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado was embedded in a fast moving QLCS and touched down in the city of Prattville near the intersection of Richmond Way and Guilford Lane. The tornado traveled east and crossed into Elmore County just east of Castle Brook Drive. The damage consisted mainly of uprooted trees.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Several trees uprooted along Camelia Drive in the city of Prattville.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Several trees snapped in the Camilla Estates neighborhood. One home suffered roof damage due to a fallen tree.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Several trees uprooted along Highway 31.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Cobbs Ford Road in the city of Prattville.
June 2015Flash FloodPrattmont-Numerous streets closed and barricaded in the city of Prattville due to flooding.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Several trees were uprooted and power lines downed on Holly Court Road.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-Trees and power lines were blown down on US Highway 31.
December 2013FloodPrattmont-Candlestick Way in extreme southeastern Autauga County became impassable due to several hours of rainfall. At least 3.5 inches was reported in the county.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindPrattmont-A few trees were uprooted in and around the Prattville area.

Every storm recorded in Autauga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Prattville0.6 miles18
Woodland Heights0.6 miles18
Willowbrook0.7 miles18
Onoqua (historical)0.9 miles18
Overlook1.4 miles18
Dosterville1.5 miles18
Hunting Ridge1.5 miles18
Country Club Estates1.8 miles18

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.

Wikidata item Q122598549The 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 147619. 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.