Roeton, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Victoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36010. It stands on Butts Branch. The Survey maps it on the Brundidge SE quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Brundidge SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brundidge SE quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Roeton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150918-001 |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-11 |
| 23 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 2012 | Natural | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120603-001 |
| 14 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Roeton: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roeton in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Roeton | 2 killed, $1,720,000 | Significant flooding occurred across Coffee county during the last week in December due to 10-20 inches of rain falling in the Pea River basin. The Pea River at Elba reached its third highest crest on record on December 26th. An aerial survey indicated 117 structures submerged with numerous others impacted near Elba. A later survey by the Red Cross indicated that 14 structures were destroyed, 48 received major damage, and 31 received minor damage. A family tried to cross the Pea River on Highway 107 and their vehicle was swept away on December 25th. Two fatalities resulted. The monetary damage to Coffee county is estimated at $1,717,980. Of that amount, $1,039,500 was due to mainly road and bridge damage in the county, $15,219.50 was from the Sheriff's department, $440,260.94 was from the city of Elba, $200,000 was from the city of Enterprise, and $23,000 was from the city of New Brockton. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | $60,000 | A barn was destroyed on County Road 104. Numerous trees and power poles were blown down. A tree was down on County Road 315 and a tree fell on a residence on County Road 110. |
| November 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Roeton | $1,500 | The same supercell which caused F1 damage northeast of Elba spun up another tornado just northwest of Roeton. The F0 tornado uprooted some trees before it crossed into Pike County, AL (See Storm Data for Alabama, Central, for more information). |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | $500 | A tree was blown down on County Road 110 near the Dale county line. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | - | A tree was blown down in the Roeton area. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | - | Debris was reported on County Road 105. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | - | A tree was blown down near the Roeton Baptist Church. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roeton | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Roeton | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Roeton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Java | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Clowers Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chestnut Grove | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Wilkinstown | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lowry Mill | 8.8 miles | 11 |
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 Roeton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058542 | 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 125899. 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.







