Saville, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Petrey-Highland Home census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36049. The Survey maps it on the Lapine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lapine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Saville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 495 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140927-001 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140922-001 |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160910-16 |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Saville: 22 unknowns, 10 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cre 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cre 7 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saville in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Saville | $100,000 | A weak EF-0 tornado did some minor damage in the extreme north part of the county near Clearview. The tornado touched down near County Road 11 and damaged a poultry farm, three of the buildings on the farm had their tin roofs damaged. Three other buildings had parts of their roofs taken off. None of the chickens were injured. An eye witness said the tornado looked like pencil dropping out of the sky. The tornado continued northeast and dissipated near Hwy 97. A church located in this area had shingles taken off and a tree fell on the roof. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Saville | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused numerous roads to be damaged or washed out due to flash flooding. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Saville | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down along U.S. Highway 331 just east of Saville. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees on Highway 97 just south of Pettus Road. A deputy sheriff was temporarily trapped due the downed trees. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saville | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Highway 97. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saville | - | High winds caused minor roof damage to a home. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saville | - | Strong winds from a thunderstorm damaged a storage trailer and destroyed a storage shed. A mobile home also suffered minor siding damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Garnersville | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Fullers Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Magnolia Shores | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Honoraville | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Danielsville | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bradleyton | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Highland Home | 5.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157020. 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.



