Wallace, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Flomaton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36426. It stands on Dean Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wallace quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
157 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Wallace between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,230 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 30 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-21 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-12 |
| 27 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 115 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wallace: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Number 2 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Pettis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wallace Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wallace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Wallace Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallace in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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) | Wallace | $100,000 | Several trees down in the Appleton area where tornado path began. Near Highway 31 approximately 9 miles north of Brewton, the tornado had strengthened, where it destroyed one round top (quonset type) metal building, destroyed one small outbuilding, and produced shingle damage to one home on the south side of the tornado circulation. |
| February 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Wallace | $8,000 | A weak tornado blew down several trees near Barnett Crossroads which is near exit 69 on I-65. No injuries were reported. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Wallace. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on CR 41. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Trees and power lines down. One very large oak tree was downed in the road. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Wallace | - | Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms dropped 3 to 5 inches of rainfall across the north central part of the county. Several secondary roads had to be closed for about an hour due to high water. |
| September 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Wallace | - | Several people observed a funnel cloud along I-65 just west of Wallace. The funnel was visible for a couple of minutes. No evidence of the funnel ever touching down was found. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Wallace | - | Dime size hail was reported along I65 just west of Wallace. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wallace | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wallace | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Appleton | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hammac | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pineview | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Foshee | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Stanley Crossroads | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pea Ridge | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Sardine | 9.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128532. 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.



