BlockWingard, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Goshen-Shady Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36035. The Survey maps it on the Petrey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Petrey quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Wingard between 1994 and 2020, burning about 307 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200806-2 |
| 26 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Wingard: 14 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wingard in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2020: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wingard | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 29. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wingard | - | Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sally produced rainfall amounts of 9-12 inches across Pike County, resulting in numerous flooded roadways, mainly across the southern portion of the county. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Wingard | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pike County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down along Pike County Road 1107, about 5 miles north of the town of Goshen. The tornado traveled due east and produced mostly light damage as it crossed just south of the city of Troy. The most significant damage occurred just south of the town of Banks, where a mobile home suffered significant damage. The two occupants were uninjured as they took shelter after hearing about the warning. The tornado continued eastward where it uprooted trees and caused minor roof damage before exiting Pike County and into Barbour County. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wingard | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Highway 29. |
| November 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Wingard | - | This tornado is a continuation from the track surveyed in Crenshaw County by the the Mobile National Weather Service Forecast Office. The tornado continued into Pike County crossing County Road 1160 where numerous hard and softwood trees sustained damage. Most of the damage observed was sheared tree tops and large broken branches. From there, the damage path continued northeast across the northern portion of the county. The most significant and widespread damage occurred along County Road 1139, where maximum winds reached 90 mph. Numerous trees were snapped about half way up and several trees were also uprooted. The maximum width was also measured at this location. The tornado continued northeast crossing several more county roads and Highway 231. Tree damage was minor and sporadic for much of the rest of the path, with mainly large tree branches and limbs down. The tornado the crossed into Bullock County along County Roads 15 and 8, near Stills Crossroads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elam-Rodgers | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Thomas Crossroad | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Ansley | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Youngblood | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Good Hope | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Shellhorn | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Olustee | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.3 miles | 8 |
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 Q122539249 | 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 154010. 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.