Roxana, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Loachapoka-Roxana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36850. The Survey maps it on the Thornton quadrangle. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thornton quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Roxana between 1994 and 2019, burning about 577 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 June 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roxana in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of CR-72 and CR-73. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Roxana | $2,000 | The tornado that started in Tallapoosa County crossed into Lee County near Moss Flat Road, before it lifted near Lee Road 217 and Cane Creek. Its brief path in Lee County produced only light damage. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxana | - | Multiple trees and some power lines were blown down near Auburn and Opelika, including along Lee Road 395, Lee Road 10, Lee Road 70, Lee Road 11, Lee Road 45, Cox Road, and Lee Road 27. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Roxana | - | Rainfall amounts of 4-6 inches across Lee County produced widespread flash flooding with many roadways impassable. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Roxana | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Macon and Lee Counties and have determined that the damage was due to an EF-2 tornado. Winds of 120 mph had weakened to less than 86 mph before the tornado crossed into Lee County. The tornado initially touched down along St. Johns Church Road at Saint Johns Church in Macon County. The most significant damage along the path was found in Macon County north of Tallapoosa Street on the northwest side of Notasulga. Here several mobile homes were damage or destroyed and a two story home was significantly damaged. It continued to the northeast crossing into Lee County, where only minor tree damage occurred. The tornado quickly lifted along Roxana Road. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Roxana | - | An EF0 tornado with winds of 50-60 MPH touched down just west of County Road 217 southwest of Roxana, causing damage to several trees. The tornado tracked northeastward and crossed County Road 66, where it continued to cause minor tree damage. The tornado dissipated just east of County Road 66. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Roxana | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesville | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Middle Brooks Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rowells Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| McRitchie Mill | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| James | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Loachapoka | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ridge Grove | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Gold Hill | 8.9 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 Roxana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7372321 | 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 125999. 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.
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.





