Terese, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bakerhill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. It stands on Blacks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Eufaula South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Eufaula South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Terese between 1992 and 2020, burning about 911 acres in total. 4 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-3 |
| 28 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 318 SUMMERHILL ROAD, AL |
| 24 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Terese: 12 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Barbour County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Harbison-Walker Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Henry County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| W M Bledsoe Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Clark Mine | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Eufaula Mining Operation | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Republic No. 1 Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Pit No. 1 | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terese in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2007 | Tornado (F1) | Terese | $250,000 | The tornado touched down in the White Oak Shores Community, about nine miles south of Eufaula along Walter F. George Lake. Several hundred trees were snapped off or uprooted along the path. Numerous mobile homes were damaged and some were totally destroyed at White Oak Shores. The tornado then tracked northeastward across White Oak Creek Park and into the far southern part of the Woodlawn Subdivision. The tornado track ended at the Chattahoochee River. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Terese | $5,000 | A portion of AL-95 south of Eufaula had to be closed for a short time due to flash flooding. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terese | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down, near the Terese Community. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terese | - | Trees and power lines were downed at the White Oak Campground and along White Oak Creek. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terese | - | A metal roof structure was blown off a barn and several trees uprooted at the Country Club of Alabama. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Terese | - | Hail up to the size of quarters along Highway 431. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Terese | - | This tornado began in extreme southeastern Barbour near Sandy Creek Drive and then crossed into Henry County, Alabama. The tornado continued northeast and crossed a small sliver of Barbour County before entering Clay County, Georgia. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Terese | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southeastern Barbour County and determined that the damage was consistent with a EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph. The tornado touched down near Sandy Creek Drive where several trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado traveled northeast and across White Oak Creek where it entered Henry County Alabama. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terese | - | Several trees were uprooted and landed on mobile homes. At least five mobile homes were damaged. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terese | - | A large trees was downed along Highway 95, just before the bridge between Ponderosa Drive and County Road 47. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Terese | - | Dime to penny size hail was reported 1 mile north of the Henry County line in extreme southeastern Barbour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Sandy Point | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Tullis | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Eufaula | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Osco | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Fields (historical) | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cotton Hill | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Richards Crossroads | 7.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127766. 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.




