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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.

Wallace within Escambia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

157 since 1994

Regional 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 burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Arson/incendiarism30
Equipment and vehicle use20
Recreation and ceremony11
Natural7
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2010Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190906-21
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190905-12
27 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined55 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2005Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2005Arson/incendiarism115 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Escambia County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Campbell Number 2 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Pettis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wallace Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wallace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wallace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wallace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Wallace QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Escambia County

Storms near this place

11 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Wallace$100,000Several 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 2003Tornado (F0)Wallace$8,000A weak tornado blew down several trees near Barnett Crossroads which is near exit 69 on I-65. No injuries were reported.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindWallace$5,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Wallace.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindWallace$2,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on CR 41.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindWallace$2,000no account filed
April 2021Thunderstorm WindWallace-Trees and power lines down. One very large oak tree was downed in the road.
April 2007Flash FloodWallace-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 1998Funnel CloudWallace-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 1997HailWallace-Dime size hail was reported along I65 just west of Wallace.
April 2009HailWallace-no account filed
May 2003HailWallace-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Escambia 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
Barnett Crossroads4.6 miles9
Appleton5.2 miles9
Hammac6.0 miles9
Pineview6.4 miles9
Foshee6.4 miles9
Stanley Crossroads8.3 miles9
Pea Ridge9.1 miles9
Sardine9.5 miles9

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.