BlockSkirum, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Geraldine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35963. It stands on Mooney Branch. The Survey maps it on the Crossville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Crossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Crossville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Crossville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Skirum between 2000 and 2019, burning about 1,065 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140930-002 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-21 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-13 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-22 |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160917-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skirum in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | $8,000 | Trees were blown down on CR 46. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | $8,000 | Trees were blown down on CR 42. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | $3,000 | Trees were reported down on CR 46 near CR 20. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down in Skirum. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at the intersection of CR 46 and CR 20. This was caused by outflow which pushed south from a thunderstorm north of this area near the Jackson and Dekalb county line. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Skirum | - | Bridge washed out on CR 191. Depth of water unknown. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Trees were knocked down near the intersection of CR 46 and CR 160 south of Skirum. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Two large trees and power lines were knocked down on CR 20 near Dawson. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Skirum | - | Bridge on County Road 191 just northeast of Crossville reported to nearly be underwater. Bridge is near a low water crossing and there is about two inches of water covering other parts of the road. |
| December 2017 | Heavy Rain | Skirum | - | Heavy rain reported in Skirum. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Trained spotter measured 60 mph wind gust and reported nickel size hail at intersection of cr 46 and state hwy 227. Spotter also reported scattered tree damage in the same area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Trees and mail boxes were blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Skirum | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Power lines and trees were knocked down in Skirum. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Skirum | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in addition to three trees being knocked down at this location (see other report). |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skirum | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked three trees down. One six inch wide oak tree fell onto a porch of the house producing damage. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Skirum | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Skirum | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in the Skirum community. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Skirum | - | A severe thunderstorm produced half dollar sized hail in the Skirum community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dawson | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Geraldine | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ophir | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Crossville | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Nicholson (historical) | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gilbert Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.3 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122564101 | 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 153465. 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.