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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Ft Payne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Ft Payne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | STATEC0115 |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-10 |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | EDNA HILL 1 |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140924-001 |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | SLANT ROCK CAMPFIRE |
| 22 September 2010 | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Che 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Wilder Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Fort Payne Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pearsall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Payne Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Fort Payne Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Payne Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Payne Prospects | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsburg | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down across the roadway at 517 CR 465. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsburg | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on CR 261 near Adamsburg. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsburg | - | Multiple trees were knocked down near the intersection of CR 255 and CR 256 between Fort Payne and Adamsburg. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (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 2011 | Hail | Adamsburg | - | Quarter size hail was reported on Fruit Farm road east of Fort Payne. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines near Adamsburg. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Adamsburg | - | A bridge was washed out due to flash flooding on county road 255. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Douglas | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Fort Payne | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Lickskillet | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Sigsbee | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Rawlingsville (historical) | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Minvale | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Dogtown | 4.7 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 Adamsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4680492 | 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 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.










