Zoar, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jack census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36323. It lies near Coston Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bluff Springs 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
- 1968 USGS Bluff Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Zoar between 1994 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-1 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-2 |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 342, AL |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Zoar: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zoar in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zoar | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on power lines on CR 330. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zoar | - | Trees were blown down along County Road 333. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zoar | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 306. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newby | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bluff Springs | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lee | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Saddle Hill | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Level | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Jack | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lowry Mill | 6.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157294. 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.



