Wawbeek, Alabama
8 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 36441. The Survey maps it on the Flomaton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Flomaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
184 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Wawbeek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,293 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 71 VIVAL PATHE LANE, AL |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-13 |
| 22 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Wawbeek: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sand and Gravel - Sunday Road Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Atmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Daniel Sand and Gravel Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Flomaton Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wawbeek in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Lightning | Wawbeek | 1 killed | Monday morning Dawn Yoder of Atmore was struck by lightning at her home. She was found 10 to 15 minutes after the lightning strike by her family members and transported to the hospital where she later died on July 8th. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wawbeek | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in Wawbeek. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wawbeek | - | High winds downed multiple trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoe | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Robinsonville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Malta | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Old Bratt Road Estates | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Flomaton | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Southern Estates | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Little Rock | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Briar Lake Estates | 6.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157224. 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.



