BlockStatesville, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Autaugaville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36703. The Survey maps it on the Durant Bend quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Benton NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Durant Bend quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Statesville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 476 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190903-2 |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190910-5 |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190820-1 |
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 Statesville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Statesville in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Statesville | $35,000 | Several tin-roofed buildings associated with what appeared to be a cotton gin or cotton collection area suffered serious damage with a lot of tin ripped from roofs. A gas station/convenience store at Statesville lost the covering over the gas pumps and there were several trees down in the area. |
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Statesville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across Alabama Highway 14 near Starksville. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Statesville | - | Several trees uprooted across County Road 1 near Fig Tree Drive. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Statesville | - | Heavy rainfall of up to 5 inches fell along the Alabama River Basin. This caused the river to rise to 37 feet near Selma, causing the river to rise out of its banks. Several roads along the river were inundated with flood waters approximately 3 hours after the heavy rain ended. Waters were slow to recede, leaving County Roads 326, 925 and 925 in the River Oaks community under water through the afternoon on the 8th. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Statesville | - | A large tree was reported down, blocking a road in Statesville. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157106. 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.