Abernant, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Abernant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35490. It stands on Rockcastle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Abernant quadrangle. 12,906 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 466 feet above sea level.
On record in Abernant
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Tannehill Furnacelisted 1972
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Adger quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yolande SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Abernant quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
168 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Abernant between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,302 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Abernant: 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abernant in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Abernant | 3 hurt, $300,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Abernant | $40,000 | A probable lightning strike burst a home into flames. The fire completely destroyed the home near Abernant. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernant | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Johns Road and Abernant Ball Park Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernant | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Joy Drive, just southeast of Abernant. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernant | $2,000 | A tree fell onto a power line, south of Abernant. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Abernant | $1,000 | A supercell thunderstorm produced a very brief F0 tornado near mile marker 100 on Interstate 59. The tornado was spotted by numerous individuals and storm spotters a quarter to half mile east of Exit 100 on Interstate 59. The tornado only briefly touched down at 12:37 pm in a rural area with little or no damage. Beg: 33 16.848/87 05.529 End: 33 16.967/87 05.319 |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernant | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed on Mountain View Lane. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Abernant | - | Highway 216 is closed at the intersection of Abernant Loop due to flooding. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernant | - | Several trees uprooted on Rockhouse Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abernant | - | Nickel size hail was observed in Abernant. |
| November 1994 | Hail | Abernant | - | Half-inch hail was reported on the southside of Tuscaloosa near intersection of 82 and 20. A transformer was reportedly blown off a power pole at the airport. Quarter to half-inch hail was reported in Abernant. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Abernant | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Abernant | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yolande | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pattersontown | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Million Dollar Lake Estates | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lake View | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Chambers | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cloester Valley | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Chamblee | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Caffee Junction | 4.5 miles | 19 |
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 Abernant | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12887001 | 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 112892. 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.









