BlockSociety Hill, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Little Texas-Society Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36804. The Survey maps it on the Society Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Society Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Society Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,309 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 24, AL |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 24, AL |
| 5 August 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140828-003 |
| 25 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Society Hill: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bowery Prospect | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Society Hill in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Society Hill | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far eastern Macon County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado touched down in an open field just west of the intersection of Highway 80 and County Road 26, causing minor damage to trees and a roadside sign. The tornado tracked eastward through a farm just north of the intersection of Highway 80 and County Road 43. While a cotton gin on the farm was destroyed, other surrounding buildings had only minor roof damage. Just east of the farm, the tornado uprooted a tree which fell into a mobile home. Sporadic minor tree damage was noted along the reminder of the path. The tornado ended along Highway 80 just west of the Lee County line. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Society Hill | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far northeast Macon County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 88 mph.||The tornado touched down near Rogers Road just north of U.S. Highway 80. Numerous pine trees were uprooted as the tornado tracked northeast and crossed Callaway Baker Road, Highway 33 and Highway 43. The tornado began to strengthen as it moved east of Highway 43 and uprooted more pine trees before crossing into Lee County near Lee Road 812. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Society Hill | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Macon County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down in far northeast Macon County about .25 mile southwest of the intersection of County Road 43 and County Road 24. Several trees were snapped off and one home suffered roof damage shortly after touch down. The tornado tracked north northeast for 1.85 miles where it produced additional tree damage, before exiting Macon County and into Lee County. One home along County Road 43 suffered roof damage. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Society Hill | - | The tornado touched down along Red Road, about one mile south of US-80. It traveled to the northeast, where several trees were snapped. As the tornado neared Highway 80, the Society Hill Methodist Church sustained minor roof damage. The tornado continued to the northeast, crossing Highway 80, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado lifted along County Road 43, about one half mile north of US-80. Maximum winds along the path were 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Texas | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Alliance | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Boromville | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Creek Stand | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Warriorstand | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Tuskegee | 13.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hannon | 13.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155245. 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.