BlockRural, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fulton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36784. It stands on Bassett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fulton East quadrangle.
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
- 1973 USGS Fulton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Rural between 1994 and 2020, burning about 524 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200930-3 |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140902-002 |
| 1 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 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 Rural: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Zeolites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahatta Claystone, Clarke County | Fullers Earth, Zeolites | Prospect | BEDDED |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rural in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | Flash Flood | Rural | $25,000 | Water flowing over both side of Highway 43. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Rural | - | The tornado is estimated to have touched down near London Road in|Northern Clarke County, then proceeded to move northeast. |Sporadic trees were snapped and uprooted along the first part of |the path. There was minor damage to a well-built home and an |overhang on a nearby shed was blown over. A ski boat housed by the|shed was pushed by the wind downhill as well. A trailer in a |nearby field was also blown downhill into the woods. Before the |tornado crossed Sandflat Road, ten to twelve tall, hardwood oak |trees were uprooted in a field behind a nearby home. The tornado |then moved across some heavily-wooded areas and cow pastures as it|approached Kelley Road. Several large, hardwood trees were |snapped and uprooted at this point. Furthermore, a large shed was |overturned on its roof. The tornado continued to the northeast, |lifting just northeast of Highway 43. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Rural | - | Heavy rain caused water to cover the roadway near the 1200 block of Old Highway 5 South. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Rural | - | Heavy rain caused flooding along Highway 43 south of Industrial Park Drive. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rural | - | High winds downed several large trees, blocking some roads. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Rural | - | Clarke County Emergency Management reported baseball size hail just south of Thomasville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Rural | - | Clarke County Emergency Management reported golf ball size just south of Thomasville. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Rural | - | Dummy Line Road flooded near Highway 43 at Bassett Creek bridge. |
| October 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Rural | - | The tornado touched down on the west side of Sandflat Road and just west of John Rivers Lane. A home suffered significant roof damage just after the tornado developed. The tornado continued north and caused significant roof damage to a home on Gabby Lane. There was evidence of at least two distinct mesovortices embedded within the larger tornado circulation. The was also extensive tree damage in this area with the trunks of some hardwood trees snapped. The tornado continued north and lifted north of State Highway 154. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rural | - | Three trees blown down blocking Highway 154 near Sand Flat Road. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rural | - | Two small trees down on Old Highway 5 South near Liberty Baptist Church. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McWer | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Roundhill | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Springfield | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Midway | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Thomasville | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Choctaw Corner | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Fulton | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157002. 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.