BlockSumiton, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Dora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35148. The Survey maps it on the Sipsey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Sipsey quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Sipsey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Sipsey quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
245 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of Sumiton between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,669 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 100 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sumiton in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Sumiton | $250,000 | Several large oak trees were blown down in downtown Jasper. Several streets were flooded due to heavy rain. Small hail was also reported in Jasper, 10 miles north of Jasper, and Sumiton. Alabama Power reported 12,000 customers without power in Carbon Hill, Jasper, Dora, Sumiton, and Parrish. A small tornado touched down in Sumiton causing substantial property damage to a number of buildings in the downtown area and downing numerous trees. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down south of US 78 on Bryan Road. A funnel cloud was also reported in the vicinity of this storm. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | $12,000 | Trees were downed and roof damage was reported at Sumiton in eastern Walker County. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | $10,000 | At least one business and one apartment building sustained wind damage, near Bevill State College. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | $2,000 | Powerlines were reported down. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Sumiton | $2,000 | Dime size hail was reported by the Sumiton PD. Sumiton is in the eastern part of the county. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | $1,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down on Hull Road and Allen Ridge Road, near Sumiton. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | - | Large branches and trees were downed in the Sumiton area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Sumiton. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | - | Roof damage to several buildings on main street in downtown Sumiton. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Sumiton | - | Large hail reported in the town of Sumiton. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Sumiton. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sumiton | - | Power lines were blown down across Main St in Sumiton. In addition, a large amount of tree debris was noted in the roadway. |
| March 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Sumiton | - | State Troopers reported a funnel cloud nearly touching the ground west of Sumiton. Several other reports were also received from additional sources, but no damage occurred. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Sumiton | - | Amateur radio storm spotters reported three-quarter inch hail about two miles northeast of Sumiton in eastern Walker County. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Sumiton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Sumiton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorton | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Dora Junction | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Hull | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sloss | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Drummond | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Rocky Hollow | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Dora | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Oakahalla | 3.1 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153607. 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.
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.