Tyler, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Selmont-Tyler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36785. The Survey maps it on the Sardis quadrangle. It stands 203 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Benton SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Sardis quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Tyler between 1995 and 2019, burning about 527 acres in total. 1 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tyler: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S & G Strip Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tyler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyler in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Tyler | $45,000 | A tornado touched down near the intersection of Dallas County Roads 461 and 460. The tornado moved to the northeast and crossed the Alabama River where it moved into Autauga County. The tornado lifted just after crossing County Road 1 in Autauga county. In Dallas County, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Tyler | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyler | - | Trees were downed across County Road 457, blocking the road. |
| January 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Tyler | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Dallas County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph. The tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 74 and County Road 885. The tornado either snapped off or uprooted hundreds of trees as it moved northeastward. As the tornado moved parallel to County Road 461, it damaged some large farm irrigation equipment. The tornado turned slightly eastward as it neared the intersection of County Road 461 and County Road 462, then crossed the Alabama River into Autauga County. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyler | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 7. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Tyler | - | 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.
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 Tyler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7859928 | 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 128235. 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.






