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Tillmans Corner, Alabama

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36619. It stands on Campground Branch. The Survey maps it on the Theodore quadrangle. 17,731 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 82 feet above sea level.

Tillmans Corner within Mobile County

Population over time

2 figures

Tillmans Corner grew from 17,398 to 17,731 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201017,398
202017,731+333 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

203 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Tillmans Corner between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,830 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 90 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/incendiarism90
Debris and open burning50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190905-1
30 September 2000Arson/incendiarism60 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20150902-001
19 September 1996Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2010Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190802-1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Tillmans Corner: 9 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chris Dobbins Cement PlantStonePlant
Halls Mill PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Harrison PitClayPast Producer
Joe Yates PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Brunson Constrction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Busby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gull Dredge QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Halls Mill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Laidlaw No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Mobile County

Storms near this place

29 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tillmans Corner in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 9 flash flood, 8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004LightningTillmans Corner$50,000Lightning struck a cabinet shop in Tillmans Corner. The shop caught fire and burned down before fire fighters arrived. No one was injured.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner$10,000A survey found sporadic damage consistent with 60 to 70 mph straight line winds in the Lansdowne and Vista Ridge areas near Knollwood Dr and Government Blvd. Several large branches were downed. A few homes had minor shingle damage.
June 2008HailTillmans Corner$10,000Trees were also downed in the same area.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner$10,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner$6,000no account filed
March 2016Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph down two 100 year oak trees on River Forest Drive.
July 2008LightningTillmans Corner$5,000Lightning struck a Lowe's hardware store in the Tillmans Corner area. The strike started an electrical fire that sent smoke throughout the store. The store was evacuated and no one was injured.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs in the area of Schillinger and Three Notch Roads. A funnel cloud was also reported by the public in the same general area.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner-High winds downed multiple trees near Halls Mill Road and Old Pascagoula Road.
June 2023Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Portions of AL 193 near AL 163 were closed due to flash flooding.
June 2023Heavy RainTillmans Corner-A total of 3.7 inches of rain was recorded over a 6 hour period at Mesonet Station 305 Mobile Dog River.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner-Tree limbs and power poles were broken.
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Tillmans Corner-The tornado began near Rabbit Creek Drive and progressed|northeast over Rangeline Road, snapping several power poles along|the way. Strong straight-line winds, likely nearing 100 mph,|snapped several other power poles along a half mile stretch of|Rangeline Road south of the main circulation. It continued|northeast on Rabbit Creek Drive and caused minor damage to roofs|(missing shingles) and tree damage. Several trees were snapped and|a street sign was knocked down with another bent. The most|significant damage occurred near the Dog River, where multiple|trees were snapped near the base and some were uprooted. At least a|couple more power poles were snapped near the top, likely due to|a combination of trees falling on the lines and tornadic winds.
June 2021Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Heavy rain caused significant flooding on Dauphin Island Parkway.
August 2021Flash FloodTillmans Corner-A low water crossing was flooded due to heavy rainfall.
June 2021Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Road closed at DIP and Marina Dr due to water covering the road.
June 2021Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Heavy rain caused water to cover the roadway near the Halls Mill Road and Highway 90 intersection.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindTillmans Corner-High winds downed trees near the corner of Old Pascagoula Road and Hayfield Road.
June 2017Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Water over the roadway near Old Pascagoula Road just west of McDonald Road.
June 2017Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Water over the roadway on Island Road just east of Rangeline Road.
October 2017Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Water flowing over the road near Halls Mill Road and Demetropolis Road at halls Mill Creek.
July 1999HailTillmans Corner-Nickel size hail was reported.
July 1997Flash FloodTillmans Corner-Torrential rains from Hurricane Danny began falling in the south part of Mobile county during Saturday morning and continued falling through the remainder of the day Saturday and through most of the day Sunday. Radar estimates of around 43 inches fell over Mobile Bay with rainfall measurements of 30 to 35 inches common in the south part of the county. This caused extensive flooding across the south part of the county generally south of I-10. The Fowl river came out of its banks Saturday afternoon and did not start receding until during the day on Monday. Numerous homes along the river were flooded and people were forced to evacuate. The highest recorded rainfall was along the east side of Dauphin Island where 36.71 inches of rain fell. Numerous roads in the south part of the county were closed from Saturday through Monday due to high water. Some were completely washed out and it took weeks before they were reopened.
December 1997HailTillmans Corner-Dime size hail fell around the Tillmans Corner area.
May 2012HailTillmans Corner-no account filed
January 2006HailTillmans Corner-no account filed
July 2000HailTillmans Corner-no account filed
August 1996HailTillmans Corner-no account filed
March 1996HailTillmans Corner-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mobile 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Suburban Heights0.5 miles33
Quail Run1.2 miles33
Rabbit Creek Estates1.3 miles33
Mann1.4 miles33
Lansdowne1.7 miles33
Robinwood1.8 miles33
Todd Acres2.1 miles33
Crestview2.4 miles33

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.

Wikipedia article on Tillmans CornerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1268829The 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 127943. 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.