Yarbo, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chatom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36558. The Survey maps it on the Millry South quadrangle. It stands 180 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Millry South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Yarbo between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,114 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-3 |
| 28 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190828-1 |
| 15 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yarbo in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Yarbo | 1 hurt, $50,000 | The tornado touched down near Highway 17, moving east and widening to 150 yards. East of Highway 17 the tornado lifted a single story wood frame home off of its concrete masonry unit pier foundation and rolled it about 100 yards. The home disintegrated as it was blown or rolled to the northeast. Trees were snapped, twisted and blown over in a 150 yard wide path to the east. One person inside the home was seriously injured with several broken ribs. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | $500,000 | The large bow echo that moved across southeast Mississippi continued into southwest Alabama. Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down near Yarbo. Several of the trees landed on homes causing roof damage. A well-built garage was completely destroyed by the high winds. It appeared that the highest winds along the bow struck the garage broadside. No injuries were reported. This same area was struck by a tornado a few months before. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | $15,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Yarbo. One of the trees fell on a home. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Yarbo. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | $4,000 | High winds blew trees down along County Road 15 just southwest of Yarbo. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | - | High winds downed a flag pole at church along with several trees in the road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarbo | - | Multiple reports of trees and power lines down in the area. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Yarbo | - | Quarter size hail reported in Yarbo. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Yarbo | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Laton Hill. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Yarbo | - | Golfball hail Yarbo to Chatom damaged a few automobiles. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Yarbo | - | no account filed |
| February 2016 | Hail | Yarbo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Loper | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Barlow | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Jordan | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ellisville | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fitee | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Chatom | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Laton Hill | 6.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on Yarbo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058604 | 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 129271. 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.




