Acmar, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Moody census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35004. It stands on Little Black Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cooks Springs quadrangle. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cooks Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Cooks Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Acmar between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,451 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 58 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 | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-9 |
| 25 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-11 |
| 21 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Acmar: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Acmar in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acmar | 1 killed | Storm damage to the east of Moody was found to be consistent with straight-line winds, with peak wind gusts estimated between 80 and 100 mph. A broad swath of enhanced damage was found in a largely wooded area a couple miles northeast of the Brompton community. In this area, numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted. One tree fell onto a mobile home, fatally injuring one of its occupants. Several other buildings received varying degrees of damage, both directly from the wind and as a result of trees being blown on top of them. |
| December 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Acmar | $82,000 | The tornado touched down near the intersection of US-411, Meyers Road, and Church Road, near the Bethel Baptist Church. It then traveled northeastward and lifted just northeast of AL-174. At least 5 homes suffered extensive roof damage. At least 4 outbuildings were completely destroyed. Approximately 100 trees were either uprooted or snapped off. A glass enclosed sun-room was completely destroyed. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acmar | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down at several locations around the city of Moody. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Acmar | - | A few roads were washed out in St. Clair County following 2-3 inches of rainfall over a few hours. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acmar | - | Several trees uprooted near the city of Moody. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acmar | - | Several trees uprooted near the town of Moody. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons | 0.5 miles | 27 | |
| Saint Clair Forest | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Twin Lake Estates | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Braggsville | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Spring Valley Estates | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Valleyhaven | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hundred Oaks | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Woody Acres | 2.0 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 Acmar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12887040 | 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 164535. 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.







