BlockStough, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35555. It stands on Fulton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bankston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bankston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Stough between 1994 and 2020, burning about 507 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | 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 Stough: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stough in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stough | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-77 and AL-18, completely blocking the road. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Stough | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Fayette County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. The tornado touched down just west of County Road 77 with minimal tree damage. Several tree limbs were downed and a couple of trees were uprooted across a pasture as well. Along County Road 101 at Piney Grove Road, a few trees and tree limbs were downed, with a small tree falling on a small detached carport, knocking it down. Several trees were uprooted around a house on Piney Grove Road, and numerous trees were uprooted in an inaccessible area between Piney Grove and Avery Gray Road. Along Heartline Road, a couple of trees were uprooted and some roofing was peeled up on an older manufactured home. At Rocky Hill Drive, numerous small tree limbs were scattered throughout a field and a large limb was broken out of a pine tree. A small pine tree was uprooted along County Road 67 as the tornado lifted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland City | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bankston | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fayette | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Old Town | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cleveland | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gumbud | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Hill | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Covin | 7.7 miles | 9 |
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 Q122559807 | 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 153584. 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.