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Colbert County, Alabama

116 topographic sheets and 16 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

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From the record

29 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Alabama within the United States
Colbert County within Alabama
Explore by year 1896 1908

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Tuscumbia, Sheffield, between 1884 and 1962.
  • 16 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 2,149 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 29 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 20 buildings, 5 districts, 2 sites and 2 structures.
  • 5 of the 29 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 119 populated places in this county; 119 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

38 photographs, 1942 to 2010

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Checking the thickness of aluminum rod being rolled in the structural mill
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Checking the thickness of aluminum rod being rolled in the structural mill
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall, wife and daughter rowing on the Tennessee River
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall, wife and daughter rowing on the Tennessee River
Rothstein, Arthur, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall and family in the living room of their home on a defense housing project
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Kenneth C. Hall and family in the living room of their home on a defense housing project
Rothstein, Arthur, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Rolls of aluminum
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Rolls of aluminum
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workmen at one of the mills
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workmen at one of the mills
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Change of shift
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Change of shift
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. James L. Penn, ex-sailor, ex-policeman, and formerly employed at Alcoa, is now foreman of the general finishing
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. James L. Penn, ex-sailor, ex-policeman, and formerly employed at Alcoa, is now foreman of the general finishing
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Ingots such as these are turned into long rods at the structural mill
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Ingots such as these are turned into long rods at the structural mill
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mr. and Mrs. Hall play bridge with their neighbors
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mr. and Mrs. Hall play bridge with their neighbors
Rothstein, Arthur, 1942. Library of Congress
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Rolls of Aluminum
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Rolls of Aluminum
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Workman in reduction plant. The white powder on his face is alumina
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Workman in reduction plant. The white powder on his face is alumina
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Part of the Reynolds metal plant
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Part of the Reynolds metal plant
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power is used at the Reynolds plant
Sheffield, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power is used at the Reynolds plant
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Cold rolling of aluminum sheets
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Cold rolling of aluminum sheets
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Chief Jester, head of the Protection Division at Reynolds Metal and Alloys Company
Sheffield, Alabama. Chief Jester, head of the Protection Division at Reynolds Metal and Alloys Company
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman gauging the thickness of a sheet of aluminum which he is rolling
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman gauging the thickness of a sheet of aluminum which he is rolling
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Specially constructed dollies carry aluminum rolls around the plant
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Specially constructed dollies carry aluminum rolls around the plant
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman employed in one of the dross houses
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman employed in one of the dross houses
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. James L. Penn, ex-sailor, ex-policeman, and formerly employed at Alcoa, is now foreman of the general finishing
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. James L. Penn, ex-sailor, ex-policeman, and formerly employed at Alcoa, is now foreman of the general finishing
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workmen leaving the plant at the end of a day's shift
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workmen leaving the plant at the end of a day's shift
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power is used at the Reynolds plant
Sheffield, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power is used at the Reynolds plant
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Kilns for reducing alumina from bauxite mixture
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Metal Company. Kilns for reducing alumina from bauxite mixture
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. The cast house where the aluminum pigs are melted and cast into slabs for rolling
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Change of shift
Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Change of shift
Delano, Jack, 1942. Library of Congress
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). The Halls attend the Christian Science church regularly
Sheffield, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). The Halls attend the Christian Science church regularly
Rothstein, Arthur, 1942. Library of Congress
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Colbert County, Alabama
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
John Daniel Rather House, 209 South Cave Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
John Daniel Rather House, 209 South Cave Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
House, County Road 40 (River Road), Sheffield, Colbert County, AL
House, County Road 40 (River Road), Sheffield, Colbert County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Helen Keller House, 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
Helen Keller House, 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Judith Goodlow House, 406 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
Judith Goodlow House, 406 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

29

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Barton Hallbuilding197373000337
Belmontbuilding198282002003
Buzzard Roostsite197676000157
Clyde Carter Housebuilding200404000559
Chambers-Robinson Housebuilding199393000419
John and Archibald Christian Housebuilding198282002004
Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic Districtdistrict197373000338
Easterwood Housebuilding2019100003107
Florence, Alabama Music Enterprises (FAME) Recording Studiosbuilding201616000397
Ivy Greenbuilding197070000101
Johnson's Woodsbuilding198888000511
John Johnson Housebuilding198686001537
Memphis & Charleston Railroad Bridge (Additional Documentation)structure2024100010428
Muscle Shoals Sound Studiobuilding200606000437
E.L. Newman Lustron Housebuilding200000000134
Nitrate Village No. 1 Historic Districtdistrict198484000603
Felix Grundy Norman Housebuilding198484000749
Oaks, Thebuilding197676000319
Old Brick Presbyterian Churchbuilding198988003078
Preuit Oaksbuilding198686000997
John Daniel Rather Housebuilding198282001603
Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic Districtdistrict201010000271
Sheffield Residential Historic Districtdistrict200202000481
St. John's Episcopal Churchbuilding2018100001876
Tuscumbia Historic Districtdistrict198585001158
Tuscumbia Landing Sitesite198282002002
WZZA Radio Stationbuilding2025100011916
Wilson Damstructure196666000147
William Winston Housebuilding198282002005

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1896 - Map of Colbert County, Alabama
Land ownership map (1896) - Map of Colbert County, Alabama. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1908 - Map of Colbert and Franklin Counties, Ala
Land ownership map (1908) - Map of Colbert and Franklin Counties, Ala. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1908 - Map of Colbert and Franklin Counties, Ala
Land ownership map (1908) - Map of Colbert and Franklin Counties, Ala. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 6 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 6 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Airport obstruction chart Muscle Shoals Regional Airport, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart Muscle Shoals Regional Airport, Muscle Shoals, Alabama. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

24 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 652 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 24 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-10-11, scale 1:60000
1953-10-11, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:7946
1970-05-27, scale 1:7946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:7946
1970-05-27, scale 1:7946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:7946
1970-05-27, scale 1:7946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-27, scale 1:7946
1970-05-27, scale 1:7946. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:120373
1971-05-21, scale 1:120373. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:120373
1971-05-21, scale 1:120373. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:117492
1971-05-21, scale 1:117492. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-21, scale 1:119538
1971-05-21, scale 1:119538. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-31, scale 1:48406
1972-01-31, scale 1:48406. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-31, scale 1:48406
1972-01-31, scale 1:48406. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-31, scale 1:49001
1972-01-31, scale 1:49001. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-31, scale 1:49001
1972-01-31, scale 1:49001. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000
1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-04, scale 1:40000
1990-04-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-04, scale 1:40000
1990-04-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-04, scale 1:40000
1990-04-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-04, scale 1:40000
1990-04-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

22 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

55 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 17-1Election Precinct 1, Brick: Election Precinct 1, Brick - That part east of range line between Ranges 9 and 10 West
  • 17-2Election Precinct 1, Brick - That part went of range line between Ranges 9 and 10 West
  • 17-3Sheffield city, comprising parts of Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia and 16, Sheffield Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia, excluding U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 ( part) Bounded by Election Precinct line City limits, City limits City limits
  • 17-4U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 - That part in Sheffield city, Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia (Remainder of U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 is in Sheffield city, Election Precinct 16, Sheffield, Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia, and Election Precinct 16, Sheffield)
  • 17-5Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by City limits; City limits; Jackson Highway, 30th; 20th Avenue, 33rd, 33rd extended
  • 17-6Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by City limits; 33rd extended, 33rd, 20th Avenue, Dover Avenue; 11th, Montgomery Avenue, 10th, Raleigh Avenue, 9th; Alabama Avenue
  • 17-7Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by 11th; Dover Avenue; 9th; Raleigh Avenue, 10th, Montgomery Avenue
  • 17-8Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by 20th Avenue, 30th, Jackson Highway; City limits; City limits, 2nd; Dover Avenue
  • 17-9Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by 9th; Dover Avenue; 5th; Montgomery Avenue
  • 17-10Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield, Bounded by Alabama Avenue, 9th; Montgomery Avenue; 3rd, Southern Railway; City limits
  • 17-11VOID
  • 17-12Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by 5th; Dover Avenue; 2nd, Columbia Avenue, Southern Railway; Montgomery Avenue
  • 17-13Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by 2nd; City limits, City limits, Southern Railway; Columbia Avenue
  • 17-14Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by Southern Railway; City limits; Columbia Avenue
  • 17-15Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield Bounded by Southern Railway; Columbia Avenue; City limits; Unnamed street, City limits, 17th Avenue
  • 17-16Sheffield city - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield excluding U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 (part) Bounded by Southern Railway, 3rd; Montgomery Avenue, Southern Railway, 17th Avenue, City limits, Unnamed street; Election Precinct line; City limits
  • 17-17U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 - That part in Sheffield city, Election Precinct 16, Sheffield (Remainder of U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 is in Sheffield city, Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia, Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia, and Election Precinct 16, Sheffield)
  • 17-18Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia, outside Sheffield city Tuscumbia city: Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Main; 5th; Milton, Center
  • 17-19Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Center, Milton; 5th; City limits
  • 17-20Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; N. Commons extended, N. Commons; Main
  • 17-21Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by N. Commons; Lafayette; 5th; Main
  • 17-22Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by N. Commons, N. Commons extended; City limits; Ward line, North Avenue, 5th; Lafayette
  • 17-23Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 5th, North Avenue, Ward line; City limits; Southern Railway
  • 17-24Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 5th, Southern Railway; City limits; City limits; Ward line, Main
  • 17-25Tuscumbia city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 5th; Main, Ward line; City limits; City limits
  • 17-26Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia - That part east of U. S. 43, outside Tuscumbia city
  • 17-27Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia - That part west of U. S. Highway 43, outside Sheffield and Tuscumbia cities, and excluding U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 (part)
  • 17-28U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 - That part in Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia (Remainder of U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 is in Sheffield city, Election Precincts 2, Tuscumbia and 16, Sheffield and Election Precinct 16, Sheffield) (Remainder of Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia is in Sheffield city)
  • 17-29Election Precinct 3, Barton
  • 17-30Election Precinct 4, Cherokee: Cherokee town
  • 17-31Election Precinct 4, Cherokee - That part north of U. S. Highway 72, outside Cherokee town
  • 17-32Election Precinct 4, Cherokee - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 72, outside Cherokee town
  • 17-33Election Precinct 5, Riverton
  • 17-34Election Precinct 6, Margerum
  • 17-35Election Precinct 7, Rock Creek
  • 17-36Election Precinct 8, Srygley
  • 17-37Election Precinct 9, Wheeler
  • 17-38Election Precinct 10, Poplar Creek
  • 17-39Election Precinct 11, Leighton: Leighton town
  • 17-40Election Precinct 11, Leighton - That part north of Southern Railway outside Leighton town
  • 17-41Election Precinct 11, Leighton - That part south of Southern Railway outside Leighton town
  • 17-42Election Precinct 12, Camp Smith
  • 17-43Election Precinct 13, Pride
  • 17-44Election Precinct 14, Spring Valley
  • 17-45Election Precinct 15, Allsboro
  • 17-46Election Precinct 16, Sheffield, outside Sheffield city: Wilson Dam, unincorporated: Wilson Dam, unincorporated, excluding U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 Bounded by County line (Tennessee River) Election Precinct line Election Precinct line Sheffield City limits
  • 17-47U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 (In Wilson Dam, unincorporated)
  • 17-48Election Precinct 16, Sheffield - That part outside Sheffield city and the unincorporated place of Wilson Dam, and excluding it. U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 (part)
  • 17-49U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 - That part in Election Precinct 16, Sheffield (Remainder of U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1 is in Sheffield city, Election Precincts 2, Tuscumbia and 16, Sheffield, and Election Precinct 2, Tuscumbia) (Remainder of Election Precinct 16, Sheffield is in Sheffield city)
  • 17-50Election Precinct 17, Muscle Shoals: Muscle Shoals town: Muscle Shoals town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Indiana, Ford Highway, Market; Town limits
  • 17-51Muscle Shoals town - That part Bounded by Market, Ford Highway, Indiana; Town limits; Town limits; Wilson Dam Road, Wilson Dam Highway, Town limits
  • 17-52Muscle Shoals town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Wilson Dam Highway; Decatur Highway, Tuscumbia - Decatur Pike, 1st, Courtland Pike, Tuscumbia Road; John R ., Avalon Avenue, Glendale Avenue
  • 17-53Muscle Shoals town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Glendale Avenue, Avalon Avenue, John R.; Tuscumbia Road; Hamilton Avenue, Michigan Avenue, Town limits
  • 17-54Muscle Shoals town - That part Bounded by Michigan Avenue, Hamilton Avenue, Tuscumbia Road, Courtland Pike, 1st., Tuscumbia - Decatur Pike, Decatur Highway; Wilson Dam Highway, Wilson Dam Road; Town limits; Town limits
  • 17-55Election Precinct 17, Muscle Shoals - That part outside Muscle Shoals town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

866 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 866 of them, burning about 6,828 acres. 12 started naturally and 251 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning301
Arson/incendiarism251
Missing data/not specified/undetermined135
Equipment and vehicle use81
Recreation and ceremony47
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Natural12
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Smoking11
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 October 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined350 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionTHOMAS ESTATE - 1
23 March 1995Debris and open burning305 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined270 acresNatchez Trace ParkwayMP 315
21 April 1994Equipment and vehicle use103 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 February 1995Recreation and ceremony102 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 October 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionTHOMAS ESTATE -2
23 March 2007Arson/incendiarism88 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined85 acresNatchez Trace ParkwayBEAR CREEK

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 1,369 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,369 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 77 injuries and about $33,030,300 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind996
Hail145
Flash Flood121
Tornado50
Lightning25
Flood19
Heavy Rain10
Funnel Cloud3

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 1953Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 8 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 2010LightningValdosta1 killed, 2 hurtTwo men were working outside of the Colbert Steam Plant, when they were struck. One man was revived and transported to the hospital in critical condition before passing away. The other man was admitted and released from the hospital.
April 1958Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHobgood Siding1 killed, 1 hurt, $5,000A tree fell onto a home injuring one person near the intersection of Alabama Avenue and East 6th Street.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTuscumbia1 killed, $125,000Several trees were uprooted and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in the Locust Shores community. Along the 500 block of Locust Road, a large oak tree fell onto a mobile home, killing a female resident who was sleeping.
March 1965Tornado (F3)not stated22 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 1988Tornado (F3)not stated16 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
December 1957Tornado (F2)not stated7 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Pride5 hurtThe tornado touched down just south of U.S. Highway 72 near Hawk Pride Mountain Road before crossing the highway and tracking along County Road 24 into southern Tuscumbia. Most damage indicators consisted of uprooted trees; however, one location featured a snapped hardwood trunk, supporting the peak wind estimate of 105 mph. The tornado continued east into Muscle Shoals, where it caused significant damage in the Holiday Trailer Park area. Several large hardwood trees were uprooted and fell onto residential units, resulting in five reported injuries. The tornado tracked just north of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport turning northward and passing through Ford City and eventually across Wilson Lake into Lauderdale County. Damage was primarily to trees with several uprooted trees, split trees, and large limbs downed in this area.
August 1985Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 2016Tornado (EF1)Crooked Oak2 hurtA tornado crossed into Colbert County from Franklin County. More softwood and hardwood trees were snapped causing damage to a single wide manufactured home and car shed on Jones Road. More softwood and hardwood trees were snapped as the tornado continued northeast across County Road 49. Then, as the tornado continued to move northeast multiple softwood and hardwood trees were snapped close to Underwood Mountain Road before striking a single wide manufactured home. The single wide manufactured home sustained damage consistent with EF-1 rating with destruction of roof and walls leaving floor and undercarriage in place. Two people within this home sustained injuries. Another single family dwelling next to this manufactured home sustained damage uplift of the roof damage while more snapped hardwood trees were noted just to the northeast of these houses. This is also where the tornado had the largest width of 100 yards. The tornado then lifted shortly after this damage occurred.
March 1992Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Ford City1 hurt, $608,000The tornado touched down near Ford City where initial tree limbs snapped then rapidly began uprooting numerous trees north of River Road. Several trees were uprooted on River Road. One of these trees fell on a home and the drywall fell and scratched a child, resulting in one injury. North of River Road, several trees were found uprooted along with two collapsed silos along Sprout Spring Hollow Road. These silos had been in place since the 1930s and were completely destroyed, marking the maximum intensity of 105 mph. The tornado then tracked east-southeast toward Foster Mills and Red Bank, uprooting numerous trees along its path and snapping large limbs. The tornado then proceeded to cross the Tennessee River - Wheeler Lake into Lauderdale County.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMaud1 hurt, $135,000A bowing line of severe thunderstorms producing winds between 60-70 MPH resulted in widespread wind damage across much of Colbert county. This system caused additional wind damage in the Cherokee area and across western portions of Colbert county. Damaging winds continued east along and ahead of the severe line of storms. Numerous power outages and downed trees were reported down across the county. A few power poles were knocked down by the damaging winds. Some structural damage to buildings, sheds, vehicles, and garages was reported, particularly in the Muscle Shoals and Cherokee areas. The roof was torn off the HR Block building on the corner of Avalon Avenue and Woodward Avenue in the Muscle Shoals area. Also, one person was injured at their house on Nashville Avenue. A thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph was measured at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport at the Muscle Shoals (MSL) ASOS at 22:17 CST.
June 1997Tornado (F1)Leighton1 hurt, $100,000A tornado touched down near the intersection of Sockwell Lane and CR 22 and moved nearly due east causing damage to five houses in the area where it first touched down and to the high school near the end of the track. One person was injured when he fell down the stairs heading to shelter. Several trees were also downed. Several storage sheds were destroyed, too.
March 1955Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWilson Dam1 hurt, $20,000A tree fell onto a vehicle at the intersection of Wilson Dam Road and Thunder Road. The female occupant was seriously injured and hospitalized. Time estimated by radar.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals1 hurt, $3,000no account filed
May 2001LightningMuscle Shoals Arpt1 hurt, $1,000A man working on a tractor partially covered by an open shed was injured when he was struck by lightning. The man complained of chest pains and was taken to a local hospital. The event occurred on River Road east of the city of Muscle Shoals.
October 2014Tornado (EF1)Tuscumbia1 hurtA tornado initially touched down in downtown Tuscumbia, near the intersection of 6th Street and Main Street, where two roofs were peeled off nearby businesses. The brick facade of a small retail building was torn off across 5th Street, and it's roof was partially torn off and roofing material vaulted into nearby power lines. The path continued northeast to High Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, where a very old pecan tree was uprooted and fell onto an historic home causing injury to the resident. In this residential area, multiple trees were snapped and uprooted or had large limbs broken off. Several power poles were snapped. Many more old trees were snapped an uprooted across the road along Commons Street between Mulberry and Hickory Streets.||At this point, the tornado appeared to weaken somewhat as it crossed a large corn field between Commons Street and King Avenue. It snapped branches upon reaching King Avenue and toppled Bradford pear trees on the grounds of Shoals Hospital along Billy Bowling Drive. As the tornado moved across Grand, Pasadena, and Ford Avenues and Ford Street in Muscle Shoals, it did significant damage to multiple trees throughout the neighborhood. Very minor damage was noted to a couple of houses, but nearly all damage was to trees or power poles.||The tornado intensified as it crossed Ford Street and moved into a commercial district along Woodward Avenue near 2nd Street. There was widespread structural damage to businesses and a church in this area. Numerous awnings were damaged or destroyed, roofs were partly torn off of strip malls, a few windows were broken, and several large signs along the road were blown down. Roofing was peeled off of a used car dealership and gas station and vaulted across the street into a wooded area and another nearby gas station. Power poles were snapped, and two metal power poles were bent, damaging the traffic lights at the intersection. The tornado continued across 2nd Street onto the Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation, where it snapped multiple trees along Garage Road. The tornado lifted before reaching Reservation Road, and little to no damage was noted thereafter. Minor straight-line wind damage was observed farther northeast, near Grandview Drive near the Tennessee River, but this was not associated with the tornado.
August 2012LightningMuscle Shoals1 hurtA female was struck by lightning. Condition was unknown.
July 2003LightningTuscumbia1 hurtlightning struck a truck and destroyed truck tire and exploded asphalt with a six foot by one foot trench in the asphalt produced. one 14 year old male was slightly injured by debris from the flying asphalt.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindRed Rock$10,000,000A bow echo from an embedded supercell within a line of thunderstorms intensified and produced a long-lived and at times wide swath of wind damage as it entered the Shoals, including Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, to the northeast part of the county before crossing the Tennessee River. Wind speeds were measured over 60 mph at multiple locations, and gusts may have reached up to 80-90 mph when a brick wall of a two story building collapsed and a large part of roofing was taken off another portion of the building. Trees, power poles and power lines were taken down in numerous locations. According to utilities in Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, over 60 power poles were knocked down or snapped and over 25 transformers were knocked out resulting in widespread power outages. Numerous trees were knocked down. Extensive debris had to be cleaned up off area roads and streets. At least two vehicles were damaged or destroyed by falling trees or other debris. Numerous residences experienced minor to significant damage due to falling trees, or roof damage due to the high winds, and resultant flooding inside homes. At least one home was struct by lightning sparking a damaging fire. Damage and repair costs for public, business and residential exceeded $10 Million.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindColbert Hgts$7,500,000A power pole was knocked down at 79890 Underwood Mountain Road. Time estimated from radar.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$1,000,000A large tree was blown down on a house in the Muscle Shoals community on 2nd street.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$1,000,000A powerline was blown down on a truck on Midland Avenue in the Muscle Shoals community.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEmco Listerhill Jct$1,000,000Trees and street signs blown down on Highway 227 between Muscle Shoals and Zip City.
May 2003Flash FloodCountywide$500,000extensive flooding county wide with 10 homes and businesses with flood damage.
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Midway$300,000A surveillance camera from an equipment company northeast of Leighton captured a tornado on video picking up at least 2 cars and throwing them nearly 40 feet. A home was destroyed and another heavily damaged along River Road and Second Street. Large trees were snapped and uprooted near Fosters Mill at the intersection County Road 40. An 18 wheeler was reported to be overturned in this area as well.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$300,000An apparent wet microburst damaged 20 to 25 houses, a shopping center, and several businesses in an area along Avalon Drive between US 43 and SR 133. Most houses sustained minor roof damage but a few were more seriously damaged. A couple of the businesses sustained major roof damage along with a portion of the Southgate shopping center. Additional damage was caused to some structures by rain coming into the buildings. Power was also disrupted in the area.
April 1968Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 1967Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
January 2002Flash FloodCountywide$200,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFord City$156,000A very large tree was knocked down onto a home at 7355 River Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTuscumbia$150,000Numerous trees and powerlines were down between Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals and Leighton. Several power poles were snapped and a few roofs of homes sustained minor shingle damage. Peak winds were estimated to be around 80 mph along and just ahead the bowing line of severe thunderstorms.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Tuscumbia$125,000A tornado produced scattered damage from just southwest of Tuscumbia through Tuscumbia. The tornado had an estimated maximum wind speed of around 90 miles an hour before it weakened and eventually dissipated. A gas station on the southwest portion of Tuscumbia suffered extensive damage, where a 50 foot billboard sign was twisted backwards and several of the gas pumps were heavily damaged. One of the gas pumps was dislodged from the pavement. Eight homes suffered minor to moderate roof and structural damage in and around Tuscumbia.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$100,000A tree was knocked down onto a home at 116 Hiawassee in Sheffield.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSheffield$100,000Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds from near Sheffield to just east of New Bethel, and in the Littleville area. In the Littleville area, a tree was blown onto a house and a building overhang was blown away due to thunderstorm winds.
May 1995Tornado (F1)not stated$80,000A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Mississippi into Colbert County producing numerous reports of large hail. A small tornado touched down about two miles east of the Muscle Shoals airport (MSL) and moved on a path about six and one-half miles in length. Several buildings sustained some damage along with power lines and trees down. Emergency Medical Association reported that five houses and three mobile homes were damaged.
April 2008Tornado (EF1)Hobgood Siding$75,000A storm survey was completed in Colbert County Alabama. A tornado was determined to have touched down about two miles east of Tuscumbia along Highway 20 at the Colbert County Road Department. A building was heavily damaged at the road department. Intially, the tornado produced EF-1 damage for one half of a mile along Highway 72. Up to a 30000 square foot portion of a roof at the Whitesell distribution center was ripped apart by the tornado. The tornado maintained a maximum speed of 85 mph for approximately 1/2 of a mile before weakening as it crossed Highway 72. Its path width while maintaining EF-1 strength was 40 yards.||The Tornado then produced EF-0 damage the remainder of its 6.5 mile path. The width of the tornado was 20 yards, while an EF-0. The tornado abruptly dissipated near Cottontown, Alabama.||Rear flank downdraft winds likely produced damage to adjacent areas near the tornado including a porch being uplifted at a residence.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Colbert Hgts$75,000A tornado with maximum estimated winds of around 90 miles an hour moved northeast from near Colbert Heights elementary school and continued east and northeast to the Colbert Heights high school. Numerous trees were down in the path of the tornado. The inital tornado damage occurred at the Colbert Heights elementary school, where a fence at the baseball field at the elementary school was heavily damaged. A manufactured home across from the elementary school suffered extensive roof and porch damage. Most of the roof was blown nearly 100 yards behind the home. At Colbert Heights high school, damage included a scoreboard, which was blown and twisted off of its base and a nearby baseball dugout at the high school lost its roof. Also, a large outdoor antenna at the high school was twisted in two. There was continuous light tree damage until the tornado reached the Leighton community, where a large barn suffered extensive roof damage. Corn stalks from a nearby field were found embedded between the remaining barn walls. The tornado uprooted five large oak trees before abruptly dissipating in Leighton.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLine Kiln$60,000A severe thunderstorm ahead of a developing squall line produced winds between 60-70 MPH resulting in widespread wind damage in the Cherokee community. Several trees were blown down around in the area. Some trees were blocking portions of highway 72. Also, some structural damage occurred. This included damage to a sign at the Cherokee High School and a tree that fell on a home on Guthrie Street. Power outages were reported across the entire city. A railroad crossing was also damaged by the winds.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$58,000A tree was knocked down onto a house at 1521 Ridge Drive.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$50,000Several trees were blown down due to thunderstorm winds. At least two trees were blown onto homes resulting in roof damage.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLeighton$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from near the city of Leighton, northward all the way to the Tennessee River. A few of the fallen trees landed on homes.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000A line of severe thunderstorms rolled across Colbert County causing scattered damage throughout the county. Trees and power lines were blown down in several locations, and a few of the downed trees fell onto cars and homes. A few reports of small hail were also received. There were no reports of any injuries.
January 2002Flash FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
March 2023Thunderstorm WindSpring Vly$49,000Shingles were blown off of a house which caused some water to enter the residence.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$47,000A tree was knocked down onto a home at 815 Sterling Boulevard in Sheffield.
March 2023LightningNorala Jct$46,000Lightning struck a residence at 313 Kimberly Avenue sparking a fire and causing significant damage.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$45,000Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. A few trees fell on homes. A gust to 66 mph was reported at the Muscle Shoals ASOS.
September 2012LightningAllsboro$40,000Lightning struck a tree and moved over to a well house, which caused a surge of power into a home, igniting a fire. The lightning strike occurred about five miles south of highway 72 near the Alabama and Mississippi state line near Allsboro.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindMuscle Shoals$38,000High winds and hail swept across the northeast section of Colbert County destroying a mobile home and damaging a barber shop in the Brick-Hatton area. Hail ranged in size from one to one and one-half inches. There were numerous reports of minor damage to trees in the area.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindColbert Hgts$36,000Trees and powerlines were reported downed in the Colbert Heights area, on Woodmont Drive and Bell road, and on Underwood Mountain road.
June 1999Flash FloodMuscle Shoals$35,000Several roads and businesses were flooded from heavy rainfall of two to four inches of rain.
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Old Bethel$33,000This was an EF-1 tornado with a peak wind of 100 mph, path length of 0.26 miles, and a maximum path width of 75 yards. The tornado touched down along County Line Road about one mile south of Whiteoak and moved northward before lifting before reaching Alabama Highway 157 near Bingham. The roof of a church was heavily damaged and several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Also, numerous power lines were blown down.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindPickwick Lake$30,000Multiple trees and a power pole were knocked down on Riverton Rose Trace near the TVA campground. A power pole fell on a vehicle temporarily trapping an occupant. Time estimated by radar.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindValdosta$30,000Trees and power lines were reported from Tuscumbia to Muscle Shoals. Several trees fell on houses, causing some structural damage. Some locations where trees were reported down included Old Lee Highway, Hill Ave, Grove Ave, W Brighton, Clark Street, State Street, Courtland Ave, and Portage Ave.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSheffield$30,000Multiple trees and power outages were blown down across much of the area in Sheffield.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm wind throughout the county, but mainly in the central and eastern parts. Roofs were blown off of a few barns in Colbert Heights, south of Tuscumbia. Gutters were knocked off several homes in eastern Tuscumbia. One vehicle was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it.

Mines and quarries

40 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 40 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 32 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron14
Aluminum11
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Kaolin4
Aluminum, Kaolin3
Sand and Gravel, Construction2
Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock Asphalt1
Silica1
Silica, Aluminum1
Water, Free1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock AsphaltProducer1923
Doan Hollow Tripoli DepositSilicaOccurrenceTripoli
Lister Hill Reduction PlantSilica, AluminumPlant
MargerumAluminum, Water, FreeUnknownSurface
Colbert County Hwy. Dept. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
D ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
E ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Margerum Bauxite DistrictAluminum, KaolinProspect1921
G ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
H ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
K ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
Tva PitAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
Allsboro Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cherokee QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Margem QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Tuscumbia QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tuscumbia QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
A ProspectAluminumProspect
B ProspectAluminumProspect
C ProspectAluminumProspect
F ProspectAluminumProspect
I ProspectAluminumProspect
L ProspectAluminumProspect
Kent Mountain MinesIronPast ProducerGoethite
LagrangeIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
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Every populated place in the county

119

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Colbert County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Tuscumbia, Alabama

18 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1956

Sheffield, Alabama

19 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1889 to 1962

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

41 structures

The vanished settlements of Colbert County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.