BlockSouwilpa, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Silas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36919. It stands on Thompson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Silas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Silas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Souwilpa between 1994 and 2019, burning about 465 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-13 |
| 24 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | US 8, AL |
| 4 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Souwilpa: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cho 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Souwilpa in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2026: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Souwilpa | - | The brief EF-1 tornado began along Souwilpa road near Alabama|Highway 187 where it uprooted and snapped a couple of trees. A|very narrow convergence path was noted as it crossed highway|17 peaking in intensity as it snapped a few small softwood pines|before likely dissipating in the woods east of highway 17. |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Souwilpa | - | This short EF-1 tornado began just north of Souwilpa road|resulting in a couple softwood trunk snaps before crossing|Souwilpa road resulting in a couple uprooted trees and destroying|an outbuilding that was pulled southward towards the path. A|large oak was uprooted before the short tornado dissipated into|the woods. Peak intensity was likely around 90 mph based on the|uproots and snapped trunks. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Souwilpa | - | An EF1 tornado began approximately 3 miles southwest of Southern Choctaw High|School snapping multiple hardwood and softwood trees.|The beginning point was determined through analysis of Sentinel Satellite data. Strong damaging winds accompanied the rear flank downdraft associated with the tornado resulting in damage to outdoor bleachers and small outbuildings by the sports|field. A bus was also overturned in the parking lot with minor structural damage to the backside of the school. The tornado continued tracking northeast, both widening and strengthening impacting several homes and snapping/uprooting multiple trees and|snapping powerlines as it crossed Highway 17. This was the strongest point along the tornado path with near 110mph winds. The tornado continued tracking northeast causing more sporadic EF0 to EF1 damage along the rest of its path to the Marengo County border with damage generally limited to a few snapped/uprooted|softwood and hardwood trees, along with minor roof damage to a few homes. The tornado began to strengthen and widen again as it approached the Tombigbee River with the last accessible damage point on Ararat Road where there was notable snapped|softwood/hardwood trees. The tornado crossed into Marengo County before briefly crossing back into Choctaw County before again moving back into Marengo 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolinger | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Silas | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Old Samuel | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gilbertown | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Barrytown | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Paragon | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Flatwood | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Water Valley | 6.1 miles | 12 |
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 Q122568028 | 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 127156. 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.