Walnut Hill, 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 Ponders 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 Ponders quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Hill between 1994 and 2019, burning about 675 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 21 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120704-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Hill: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Dent Hill Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Farrow Hill Devil's Backbone | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Farrow Hill Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Long Branch Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1842, 1852 | |
| Silver Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1835 |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Hill in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Hill | $5,000 | Several trees and powerlines were knocked down the Walnut Hill near the intersection of County Roads 50 and 49. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Hill | - | Several trees and power lines were downed across Stillwaters Highway. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Walnut Hill | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported in the Walnut Hill area near SR 50. |
| January 2007 | Hail | Walnut Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponders | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sardis | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Barnesville | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Blue Creek | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Thornton | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Still Waters | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Union | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Bama Park | 3.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157213. 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.





