Rose Hill, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rose Hill-Gantt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36028. The Survey maps it on the Dozier quadrangle. It stands 433 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 Dozier quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Rose Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 342 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190707-4 |
| 17 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Rose Hill: 22 occurrences, 19 unknowns. 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.
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Hill in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Rose Hill | $15,000 | A weak tornado produced a path of damage to trees in a wooded area southwest through south of the community. |
| January 1999 | Lightning | Rose Hill | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house near Rose Hill. The lightning caused a fire which was quickly put out. The house suffered minimal damage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | $4,000 | High winds blew several trees and power lines down near County Road 43 just west of Rose Hill. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | $1,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Rose Hill. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | - | High winds caused minor damage to an abandoned trailer. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | - | High winds downed several trees and power lines. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | Golfball size hail was reported near Rose Hill. No damage from the large hail was reported. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Coldwater | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Antioch | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Eoda | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Clearview | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Straughn | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Harmony | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Grove | 6.8 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 Rose Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058546 | 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 125934. 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.



