Sessions, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36853. The Survey maps it on the Buttston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Buttston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Sessions between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,050 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 43 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-1 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-7 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 49, AL |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120806-001 |
| 31 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190831-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Sessions: 16 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Russell Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Knight Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Sorrell Estate Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| W.B.Railey Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Al King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bonner-Terrell Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Eagle Creek District | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Hammock Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1881 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sessions in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Lightning | Sessions | 1 hurt | A 24 year old male sustained non-life threatening injuries when he was struck by lightning in his yard outside of his home. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sessions | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Horseshoe Bend Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sessions | - | Several trees uprooted in the Eagle Creek Community. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Sessions | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Sessions | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Tohopeka | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Easton | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Niuyaka (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cholocco Litabixee (historical) | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Matilda (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jacksons Gap | 4.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126554. 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.





