Yellow Pine, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fruitdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36539. The Survey maps it on the State Line quadrangle. It stands 239 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 State Line quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Citronelle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Yellow Pine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,604 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yellow Pine in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Yellow Pine | $300,000 | The tornado continued east from the State Line, Mississippi area. As the tornado crossed into Washington County, Alabama, it strengthened to EF-1 intensity as it moved into the Laton Hill area along Highway 56, producing damage to several homes, outbuildings, and trees along a 200 yard wide path. One home had a chimney collapse with significant damage to the garage. Other single family homes had sections of the roofing material removed. One manufactured home in the Laton Hill area off Highway 56 and County Road 11 was reported by EMA officials to be completely destroyed. |
| January 1999 | Lightning | Yellow Pine | $30,000 | Lightning struck a landmark grocery in Washington county. Smith's Grocery was hit by lightning around 400 am and caught fire. The grocery burned to the ground before fire fighters could extinguish the fire. |
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Yellow Pine | $10,000 | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down just south of Hwy 56 and east of Flat Branch Road. The tornado resulted in damage to the metal roof of a residence along with one window blown out. Scattered softwood tree damage was noted along the short path. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yellow Pine | $5,000 | A shed and storage building was damaged just north of Highway 56. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yellow Pine | - | High winds downed large trees blocking a road on Highway 45 near Yellow Pine Road. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Yellow Pine | - | Rain wrapped tornado crossed U.S. Highway 45 north of Fruitdale, moving northeast. Minor tree damage observed. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Yellow Pine | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Yellow Pine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitdale | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Laton Hill | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Four Point | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Escatawpa | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Epworth | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tibbie | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Chatom | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fitee | 10.5 miles | 12 |
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 Yellow Pine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16904081 | 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 155314. 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.




