West Greene, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mantua-West Greene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35491. It stands on Reeves Branch. The Survey maps it on the West Greene quadrangle. It stands 164 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1970 USGS West Greene quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS De Kalb quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of West Greene between 1994 and 2019, burning about 433 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150925-004 |
| 23 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150923-001 |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160921-6 |
| 13 September 2010 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150829-002 |
| 16 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Greene: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gre 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Greene in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | West Greene | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene County and confirmed the damage was produced by a tornado. The tornado touched down on County Road 117, south of County Road 115. The tornado nearly paralleled County Road 117 for its entire duration with damage on both side of the road. Damage was light at the beginning of the path with only branches off trees. The damage intensified along the path and dozens of hardwoods and softwoods were snapped off or uprooted. One home had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. One mobile home suffered minor skirting damage and a few outbuildings were damaged. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Greene | - | A few homes near West Greene reported minor shingle damage. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | West Greene | - | Portions of County Road 117 were closed for several hours as a result of flash flooding due to heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New West Greene | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Hebron | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Mount Hebron | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Clinton | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ridge | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Crawford Fork | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lewiston | 8.8 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q7985256 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157238. 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.




