Sardine, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Flomaton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36426. The Survey maps it on the Barnett Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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
- 1960 USGS Barnett Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Sardine between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,190 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-24 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | LITTLE ROCK & PEACOCK LANE, AL |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-4 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-31 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sardine: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barnett Cross Roads Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Flomaton Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Number 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sardine in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Sardine | - | An EF1 tornado began on the north side of I-65 along Charlie|Dawson Road where several trees were leaning over the roadway|with small tree branches taken off. As the tornado continued|northeast, it crossed Priscilla Lane continuing to knock off|small and large tree branches. The tornado strengthened as it|continued to the northeast reaching Eric Odom Road. Here multiple|trees had their tops snapped off with some trees snapped midway|up. The tornado continued to parallel this segment of Eric Odom|Road, continuing to do EF1 tree damage snapping and uprooting|multiple pines. The tornado began to occlude northward impacting|small cabins and snapping multiple trees in the adjacent forest|to the west of Barnett Highway. The tornado then approached|Grissett Bridge Road, continuing to snap multiple pines and|taking out a majority of a tree stand just south of this road.|It's probable the tornado continued northward as it finished out|the occlusion process, however there was limited road access|beyond this location. High resolution satellite imagery will be|needed to determine the exact start and end points for this|tornado when it becomes available. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sardine | - | High winds downed multiple trees. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sardine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Crossroads | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Little Rock | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pineview | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Robinsonville | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Martinville | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Barnett Crossroads | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wawbeek | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Foshee | 7.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 133873. 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.



