Wiginton, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hackleburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35564. It stands on Miller Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hodges quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1936 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Wiginton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 964 acres in total. None 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 burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180829-6 |
| 24 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wiginton in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Wiginton | $75,000 | A tornado touched down briefly just to the northwest of Hackleburg, doing extensive damage to numerous chicken houses, sheds and outbuildings in the area by removing pieces of tin roofing and peeling off metal siding. In a few cases, the roof was completely removed. One chicken house was completely destroyed. Many trees were knocked down, with several damaging homes. The outdoor recreation facility suffered minor roof damage and a couple light poles were knocked down. The tornado also knocked down a TV tower. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | $5,000 | Several trees and powerlines were reported down in the Shiloh Community, along County Road 20. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down along highway 187. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-53, between AL-172 and US-43. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | $2,000 | A barn was blown down on CR-118. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | - | Several uprooted trees near Shiloh Church Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | - | Large garage door blown off auto repair shop near the city of Hackleburg. |
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Wiginton | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Marion County just southwest of the city of Hackleburg and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 95 mph. The tornado touched down just south of the intersection of Robert Dyer Road and Howell Road, just off of US Hwy 43 southwest of Hackleburg. From there, the tornado moved on a north-northwest path and crossed Spurgen Dyer Road and Marion County Road 41. The tornado ultimately lifted after it crossed State Rock Road, just east of CR-32. Damage along the path was largely limited to trees that were either uprooted or snapped. A garage near the start of the path had part of its tin peeled back, and one home near the intersection of CR-41 and CR-167 received minor damage to its roof. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiginton | - | South of Hackleburg, trees were downed. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Wiginton | - | Heavy rainfall produced 6 to 8 inches of water over the roadways. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Wiginton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackleburg | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pigeye | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Tessner | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lumbull | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Allens Factory | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Brinn | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bear Creek | 9.3 miles | 14 |
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 Q122567820 | 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 128947. 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.







