BlockAtwood, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Vina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35571. It stands on Bear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hodges quadrangle. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1936 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Hodges quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Atwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,922 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 125 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 | 125 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-4 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 66 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atwood in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Atwood | - | A tornado began just south of Highway 172 just east of Sanders Road. The tornado crossed the highway and intensified, with wind speeds reaching about 90 mph. It crossed over an open field, uprooting and snapping trees. It continued northeast producing additional tree damage, before intensifying and widening to 225 yards, as it approached the southeastern portion of Bear Creek Reservoir. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, especially as it approached and crossed Overton Farm Road. Some of the tree trunks were snapped at their bases which were 2 to 2.5 feet in diameter and likely reached its maximum intensity and width. Maximum sustained wind speeds were estimated to be 110 mph. The tornado weakened as it approached and moved across Bear Creek as noted via drone imagery. The imagery suggested trees uprooted in a more sporadic nature. Additional tree damage was found as the tornado crossed Highway 16. At this location, less than 10% of the roof of two chicken houses was pealed off and trusses damaged. Just east of the chicken houses, the roof of a small shed structure was pealed back about 25%. The tornado continued its path northeast, moving across portions of Entrekin Road, causing sporadic trees to be uprooted and snapped. The tornado continued just west of Glasgow Corner, before crossing Highway 187, near Underground Lake Road. At this location, additional tree damage was found, with two portions of large trees snapped, one of which fell onto a house. The tornado continued northeast across Highway 24, and then an east-northeast path along Highway 524, uprooting and snapping multiple trees. One tree fell on a porch roof and damaged it. The tornado lifted just northeast of the Highway 524 and 41 intersection. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Atwood | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Atwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vina | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Old Burleson | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hodges | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Burntout | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Bend | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jordans Mill | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Old Nauvoo | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Halltown | 7.3 miles | 11 |
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 Atwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4818860 | 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 113274. 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.