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Adamsburg, Alabama

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Payne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35967. The Survey maps it on the Fort Payne quadrangle. It stands 1,467 feet above sea level.

Adamsburg within DeKalb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

132 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Adamsburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,124 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 53 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/incendiarism53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Debris and open burning21
Recreation and ceremony16
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2010Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLittle River Canyon National PreserveSTATEC0115
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160908-10
5 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLittle River Canyon National PreserveEDNA HILL 1
24 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNOR-20140924-001
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLittle River Canyon National PreserveSLANT ROCK CAMPFIRE
22 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in DeKalb County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Adamsburg: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Che 6 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Wilder Manganese ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Fort Payne QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pearsall QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Fort Payne AreaIronPast ProducerHematite
Fort Payne MineIronPast Producer
Fort Payne MineIronPast Producer
Fort Payne ProspectsIronProspect
Unnamed ProspectIronOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in DeKalb County

Storms near this place

7 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adamsburg in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Thunderstorm WindAdamsburg$2,000A tree was knocked down across the roadway at 517 CR 465.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAdamsburg$1,000Trees were knocked down on CR 261 near Adamsburg.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindAdamsburg-Multiple trees were knocked down near the intersection of CR 255 and CR 256 between Fort Payne and Adamsburg.
April 2014Tornado (EF1)Adamsburg-Damage was first noted just south of Bird Dog Trail at the southern end of a large farmstead. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and a large 40 by 50 feet barn was destroyed. This brief tornado appeared to be at its peak intensity near this location with estimated winds of 100 mph. It should be noted that the barn damage was cleaned up at the time of the survey, but the homeowner confirmed the barn had totally collapsed. Several trees were snapped adjacent to the west side of a house which had no major damage. The short lived tornado moved northeast with additional trees snapped or uprooted just across Bird Dog Trail (north side). Two by fours and tin from the barn was seen here on the ground and in the trees. The homeowner also noted that tin from the barn was seen here on the ground and in the trees. The homeowner also noted that tin from the barn roof was tossed to at least the end of the tree line, which is approximately 1/3 of a mile away. The tornado then crossed a rural/forested area to the intersection of Pumpkin Center Road and CR 153/Fletcher Road. Small to medium sized branches were brought down at the southwest corner of this intersection. No additional damage was seen downstream from this location but very limited road access existed.
February 2011HailAdamsburg-Quarter size hail was reported on Fruit Farm road east of Fort Payne.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindAdamsburg-Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines near Adamsburg.
November 2004Flash FloodAdamsburg-A bridge was washed out due to flash flooding on county road 255.

Every storm recorded in DeKalb County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pumpkin Center3.2 miles23
Douglas3.6 miles23
Fort Payne4.0 miles23
Lickskillet4.2 miles19
Sigsbee4.4 miles19
Rawlingsville (historical)4.5 miles23
Minvale4.7 miles23
Dogtown4.7 miles19

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 AdamsburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4680492The 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 150061. 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.