BlockSearight, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Brantley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36028. It stands on Sina Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gantt 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 Gantt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Searight between 1994 and 2020, burning about 334 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-11 |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Searight: 11 unknowns, 9 occurrences. 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
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Searight in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Searight | - | High winds downed trees along Straughn School Road. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Searight | - | Several trees and power lines blown down along U.S. Highway 29 near the Covington, Crenshaw County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| New Hope | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Leon | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Theba | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Merrill Mill | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mulberry | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Weed Crossroad | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Brantley | 10.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126511. 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.