BlockAntioch, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Killen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35645. It stands on Taylor Branch. The Survey maps it on the Center Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1994 and 2016, burning about 518 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 33, AL |
| 16 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down across both lanes on County Road 31. Time was estimated by radar. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | Several tree limbs were knocked down near Center Star. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Antioch | $1,000 | A large tree was struck by lightning on County Road 25. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | A tree was knocked down on CR 36. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | A tree was knocked down over the road at the intersection of CR 168 and CR 469. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | A tree was knocked down at 1886 CR 103. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | A tree and power line was knocked down just south of 2500 CR 69. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | One tree was knocked down onto CR 69 near CR 68. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | One tree was knocked down into power lines on CR 69 near Farris Drive. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $500 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of County Roads 25 and 36. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $200 | A tree was knocked down at CR 432 at CR 31. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 31 between CR 34 and CR 432. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $200 | A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds at CR 73 and CR 71. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | A gust to 63 mph was measured by a mesonet site at this location. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Antioch | - | Flooding near CR 403 at CR 73 from Six Mile Creek. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Antioch | - | CR 31 closed due to flash flooding in Killen. Depth of water unknown. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | A small shed was destroyed on CR 36 at Travis Drive in Killen. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Trees were knocked down across the road on CR 168. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | A tree and power lines were knocked down on CR 31 one mile from U.S. Highway 72. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Antioch | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of County Roads 31 and 258. |
| February 2010 | Flood | Antioch | - | Heavy rainfall caused a stream to go over its banks and close CR 31 in Green Hill. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Antioch | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Antioch. Quarter size hail also fell in the Elgin area. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Antioch | - | Dime size hail was reported just northeast of Antioch. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinedale Acres | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Atlas (historical) | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Parkertown | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Center Star | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mitchelltown | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| North Carolina (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Big Oak | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Posey (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155995. 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.
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.