Searcy, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36037. The Survey maps it on the Fort Deposit 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 Fort Deposit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Searcy between 1994 and 2020, burning about 480 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150909-001 |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170925-2 |
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120924-001 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-23 |
| 15 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2001 | 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 Searcy: 19 unknowns, 14 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Searcy in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 2 tornado, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2015 | Flood | Searcy | $600,000 | Numerous roads were closed across Butler County for much of December 24th into early Christmas Day. Numerous dirt roads were damaged in the county, along with some minor damage to a few paved roads. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Searcy | $15,000 | The tornado formed and damaged an outbuilding near the intersection of Kirkville Road and Steiner Store Road before continuing northeast into a wooded area, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then crossed Kirkville Road and partially lifted the roof off a one story brick home before dissipating shortly thereafter. |
| October 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Searcy | $10,000 | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down in far northeast Butler County on County Road 75. The tornado moved northwest and lifted just east of Highway 31. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage along its path and damage to a metal roof of a residence. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Searcy | - | High winds downed trees at Old Stage Road and Highway 185. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Searcy | - | Heavy rain caused roads to be 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dale | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Greenville | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Daisy | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Manningham | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Reddock Springs | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Liberty | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Mashville | 8.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157035. 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.



