Skipperville, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ozark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36374. It stands on Burnt Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Skipperville quadrangle. It stands 459 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Skipperville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Skipperville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-20 |
| 18 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | DALE COUNTY ROAD 15, AL |
| 17 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200507-11 |
| 7 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200507-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skipperville in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 15 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $50,000 | Homes were damaged in the Skipperville area. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $50,000 | Several downed trees and damaged utility buildings reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $25,000 | The Country Crossroads in Skipperville sustained roof damage. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Skipperville | $10,000 | County Road 333 also known as Morgan Church Road washed out. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $10,000 | Awnings were blown off at a construction site in Skipperville. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Skipperville and Ozark due to downburst winds. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $2,000 | A tree and a power line were blown down in Skipperville. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | $1,000 | Downed trees reported by the Dale County EMA. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | Numerous trees were down around Skipperville. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | A tree was blown down on CR33. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | A tree was blown down in the Skipperville area near the Methodist Church. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | A tree was blown down near Skipperville. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 105 near Skipperville. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | Trees were snapped or uprooted about 2 miles northwest of Skipperville. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | Trees were blown down north of Skipperville. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skipperville | - | Trees were blown down in the Skipperville area. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Skipperville | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Skipperville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arguta | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Dykes Crossroad | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Roberts Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Asbury | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Beamon | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Barefield Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Phillips Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Bells Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 9 |
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 Skipperville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7535805 | 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 126940. 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.
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.




