Winn, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36545. The Survey maps it on the Winn 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
- 1978 USGS Winn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Winn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200928-2 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2000 | Natural | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Winn: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hebron Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winn in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Winn | $10,000 | This very brief tornado touched down just east of|U.S. Highway 43 north of Jackson near Camp Maubila Road. In this|area the tornado peeled back the roof panels of a metal shed...|snapped several pine trees mid trunk. The tornado paralleled highway|43 for its short life...dissipating in a wooded area just east of|Highway 43. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Winn. Marble size hail was also reported. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | Trees blocking both lanes of Wiggins Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | High winds downed trees along Zimco Road, 1-2 miles north of Winn Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | High winds downed trees and power lines on Bethlehem Road at Winn Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | High winds downed large trees on Highway 43 near Toddtown Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | High winds downed a large tree on the Union United Methodist Church. |
| November 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | Several trees were downed near Toddtown. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Winn | - | Heavy rain caused a portion of Toddtown road to be washed out. |
| December 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Winn | - | The tornado touched down on Todd Town Road|seven miles north of Jackson. It then moved northeast where|it destroyed a farm out building then crossed Highway 43|approximately six miles southwest of Grove Hill. After it|crossed...the tornado was at its widest and caused extensive|damage to farm equipment...including a destroyed grain bin.|Many large trees were uprooted in this area with minor structural|damage to several homes as well. It continued northeast uprooting|large trees as it crossed Highway 84...two miles southeast of|Grove Hill. The tornado then weakened as the thunderstorm core|collapsed...causing a microburst which resulted in a half mile|wide damage swath on Nettlesboro Road...13 miles northeast of|Grove Hill. The tornado then reformed before exiting northeast|Clarke County...moving into southwest Wilcox County. The tornado|uprooted trees along the way before dissipating 12 miles|southwest of Camden. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | Two trees blown down briefly blocking U.S. Highway 43 one mile north of County Road 3. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddtown | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| McVay | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Zimco | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Mays Crossroads | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Clarksville | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Salitpa | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Stave Creek | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Union | 7.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157271. 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.



