Range, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Repton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36475. The Survey maps it on the Range quadrangle. It stands 266 feet above sea level.
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
- 1971 USGS Range quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
161 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Range between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,410 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 61 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-21 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-12 |
| 4 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Range: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flomaton Plant | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Bragan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kendrick Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Lenox Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Monroe Concrete Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Range in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2008: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Range | $12,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Range | - | Dime size hail was reported near Range. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Janes Mill | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Sand Cut | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Repton | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| London | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Belleville | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Castleberry | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| Bermuda | 12.3 miles | 8 |
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 Range | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7292657 | 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 125435. 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.



