BlockWest Butler, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gilbertown-Toxey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36904. It lies near Sickle Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Land quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Meridian quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Land quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of West Butler between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,218 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-9 |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-3 |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-27 |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Butler in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | West Butler | - | The tornado touched down along Pineview Road near|the Riderwood community...or approximately 8 miles west southwest|of Butler. The worst damage occurred in this area as three|manufactured homes were completely destroyed...with the debris being|blown several hundred yards away. Several other structures sustained|minor to moderate damage...including one mobile home and one single|family residence. A couple of barns/outbuildings were also almost|completely destroyed. The tornado then moved northeast crossing|Dollywood Road and County Road 24...where extensive tree damage|occurred in the heavily forested area. From there...the tornado|continued northeast crossing Riderwood Drive where numerous trees|were snapped or uprooted. The damage path was at its widest along|Riderwood Drive...approximately one half mile. The damage path then|narrowed and the tornado lifted before reaching Alabama Highway 10. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Land | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Riderwood | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Red Springs | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Needham | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bogueloosa | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Turner | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hinton | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157236. 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.
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.