Socapatoy, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Goodwater-Kellyton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35089. It stands on Little Socapatoy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kellyton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Kellyton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Socapatoy between 1994 and 2020, burning about 883 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 34 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120907-001 |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150914-001 |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-9 |
| 16 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 28, AL |
| 7 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200722-5 |
| 2 July 2006 | Natural | 48 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Socapatoy: 7 prospects, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Marbury Tin Property | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Prospect No. 12 | Tin | Occurrence | 1932 | |
| Prospect Number Eight | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Eleven | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Nine | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Six | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Ten | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Thirteen | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Twelve | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Tin Deposit | Tin | Occurrence | Cassiterite |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Socapatoy in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Socapatoy | $100,000 | The tornado touched down along US Highway 280 near the Bradford Community. The tornado moved northeastward and crossed AL-9, before crossing into Tallapoosa County east of Goodwater. The most significant damage occurred in Coosa County, near the intersection of CR-77 and AL-9. At least 6 homes suffered varying degrees of damage, and at least three automobiles were heavily damaged by fallen trees. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Socapatoy | - | A brief tornado touched down near Kellyton along County Road 62 causing a corridor of timber damage that was most notable near the intersection with AL Highway 9. The tornado continued northeast crossing US Highway 280 where additional timber damage occurred. The tornado dissipated after causing additional timber damage on County Road 50. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
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.
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 Q122572802 | 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 158087. 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.







