Tohopeka, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36853. The Survey maps it on the Jacksons Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jacksons Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
171 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Tohopeka between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,342 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 51 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 | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-1 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-7 |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 49, AL |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Tohopeka: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Mica, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Russell Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Old Berry Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| W W Hicks Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Sorrell Estate Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| W.B.Railey Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Eagle Creek District | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Hammock Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Jennings Lode | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tohopeka in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tohopeka | - | Trees were reported down along Horseshoe Bend Road in the Tohopeka community. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tohopeka | - | Several trees uprooted. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tohopeka | - | Columns blown out from a porch and minor structural damage to a home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sessions | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cholocco Litabixee (historical) | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Niuyaka (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Matilda (historical) | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fosheeton | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Easton | 4.7 miles | 11 |
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 Q122598401 | 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 128008. 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.





