Screamer, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Shorterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36310. It stands on Barnes Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Gaines NW quadrangle. It stands 335 feet above sea level.
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
- 1969 USGS Fort Gaines NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy 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 Screamer between 1994 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-5 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-3 |
| 29 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 318 SUMMERHILL ROAD, AL |
| 24 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 213 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 213 workings within 5 miles of Screamer: 115 occurrences, 72 past producers, 11 unknowns, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Water, Free, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Henry County Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mines Pit 2 | Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Harbison-Walker Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| W M Bledsoe Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Farmer 2 | Aluminum, Clay, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Henry County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mathison Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Screamer in 10 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along the right of way at 6808 County Road 57 North. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | $250 | Straight line winds downed several trees. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | - | Large trees were down in the Screamer area. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | - | Two trees were blown down on County Road 95 South. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | - | A tree was blown down onto County Road 57. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | - | There were multiple trees blown down in northeast Henry county due to a gust front ahead of a line of storms. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Screamer | - | Numerous trees were down in Screamer. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Screamer | - | State Highway 95 was closed by high water between County Roads 245 and 57 near Screamer. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Screamer | - | There were numerous reports of quarter to golfball size hail across the northern portion of the county. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Screamer | - | The Henry County EMA reported golf ball size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coates | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Scottsboro Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| White Oak | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Otho | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lawrenceville | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Graball | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Abbeville | 11.3 miles | 9 | |
| Edwin | 11.4 miles | 8 |
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 Screamer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196608 | 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 1729818. 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.




