Texasville, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Bakerhill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36016. The Survey maps it on the Texasville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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
- 1969 USGS Texasville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Clopton quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
33 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Texasville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 573 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-15 |
| 5 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160905-2 |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Texasville: 11 occurrences, 6 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Iron, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartzog 1 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| A P Green Mine & Eufaula Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Eufaula Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Eufaula Mill | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Mccraney Pit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Shirley No. 4 Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| T C Green Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texasville in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 5 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texasville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Texasville community. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texasville | - | Numerous reports of uprooted trees across portions of southern Barbour County. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texasville | - | Several trees uprooted along Stark Bros Road and Bud Gary Road. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texasville | - | A large portion of a metal roof was removed from a residence along County Road 20. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Texasville | - | Quarter size hail was reported along SR 10 southeast of the Blue Springs community. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Texasville | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in open country downing several trees. The tornado occurred north of SR 131 and just west of CR 67. Begin: 31 45.574/85 24.727 End: 31 45.113/85 23.243 |
| August 2000 | Hail | Texasville | - | One inch diameter size hail fell just north of the city of Texasville. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Texasville | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Texasville. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Texasville | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported by the Emergency Management Agency in Texasville. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Texasville | - | Dime to quarter-size hail was reported through the Eufaula Police Department in the Texasville area of south-central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spio (historical) | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Black Gum Corners (historical) | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Edgefield | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lindsey | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Oateston | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lime Sink | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Tew | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Tyler Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 8 |
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 Q122551113 | 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 127783. 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.





