BlockSandfield, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Banks-Josie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36081. It lies near Devils Backbone. The Survey maps it on the Saco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Saco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Sandfield between 1994 and 2019, burning about 507 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-20 |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1997 | Natural | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | 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 Sandfield: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pik 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandfield in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Sandfield | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Pike County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado formed in a wooded rural area south of Highway 223 and the Sandfield community. Several trees were uprooted as it crossed a dirt road and County Road 6615. The tornado appeared to dissipate prior to reaching the Bullock County line. A brief tornado debris signature was also observed on the KMXX radar. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Sandfield | - | Widespread flash flooding occurred over the eastern portions of Pike County, including the towns of Brundidge, Monticello, and Sandfield. Three to four inches of rainfall caused water to flow across roadways and creeks to rise above bank full. Numerous roads were closed. |
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.
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 Q122553896 | 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 126353. 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.