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Smyrna, Alabama

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36303. It stands on Crawford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dothan East quadrangle.

Smyrna within Houston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

54 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna between 1995 and 2020, burning about 352 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionTIDWELL FALLS OFF ENFINGER RD, AL
12 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2000Natural14 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2020Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200802-2
2 August 2007Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 July 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Houston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna: 16 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harbison-Walker Refractories PitAluminumPast Producer
Lingo PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Houston County

Storms near this place

10 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smyrna in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$5,000Several trees were blown down, including one a house in the Richmond Park neighborhood off of N Beverly Road. Damage cost was estimated.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$2,000Power lines were blown down on the 4100 block of Jordan Ave.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$2,000The Dothan Eagle reported trees down on Jimbo Road. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$1,000A tree was blown down along Highway 52 resulting in a power outage.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$750A tree was blown down at 5832 Old Webb Road. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$500Two trees were blown down on Old Webb Road.
February 2024Flash FloodSmyrna-Dunn Road was closed between Kinsey and Webb due to water over the roadway.
March 2024Flash FloodSmyrna-Flooding was reported at the intersection of Columbia Highway and Omussee Road.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-Trees were blown down east of Dothan.
February 2013Flash FloodSmyrna-WWNT Radio 1450 AM reported that the 4300 block of Columbia Highway was closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Houston County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
North Cowarts1.8 miles9
Forest Park2.2 miles9
East Gate Estates2.3 miles9
Cowarts2.7 miles9
Enon2.9 miles9
Young America3.1 miles8
Webb3.3 miles7
Fairlane3.3 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127058. 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.