Rosinton, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Robertsdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36551. The Survey maps it on the Robertsdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Robertsdale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
385 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Rosinton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,170 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 177 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 | 177 |
| Debris and open burning | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-12 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150926-003 |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rosinton: 1 producer, 1 past 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliff Materials, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosinton in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosinton | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in structural damage to a few homes in the Rosinton area. Numerous trees were also blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosinton | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosinton | $4,500 | Trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds on County Road 64 near Rosinton. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Rosinton | $3,000 | A shed was struck by lightning and caught fire. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosinton | - | A brief, weak EF0 tornado with winds upwards of 75mph occurred in|Baldwin County, Alabama just northeast of Rosinton 3/30/22. The|tornado began in a limited access area where a couple freshly|snapped tops to pine trees were noted across the field. Due to|limited road access and brevity of the tornado, the path and end|point are estimated by radar debris signature and velocity couplet|duration. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Rosinton | - | River Road was washed out near Brady Road due to a rapid rise of the nearby Styx River. The nearby Styx River gauge at Smith's Landing rose 10 feet from 11pm on the 9th to 9am on the 10th. |
| September 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Rosinton | - | Several funnel clouds reported over the Wilcox Road Exit on I-10. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Rosinton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loxley | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Robertsdale | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ellisville | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Styx River Estates | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Silverhill | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Yelling Settlement | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Elsanor | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Steelwood | 8.3 miles | 18 |
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 Q122550549 | 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 125953. 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.







