Barclay, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35014. It stands on Barclay Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sleeping Giant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Sleeping Giants quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
518 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 518 fires within 5 miles of Barclay between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,272 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 153 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 | 201 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 153 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 48 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200906-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Barclay: 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Mine | Aluminum, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Talladega Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Alpine Mountain Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Carlton Limonite Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J.M. Patterson | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Lawson Limonite Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Webb's Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barclay in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barclay | $3,000 | Several tree limbs were snapped and a few storage sheds were damaged. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barclay | - | A tree was reported down on Renfroe Road and Plant Road. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Barclay | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Park | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Thornhill | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Renfroe | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Mardisville | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bemiston | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Shocco Springs | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Pulliamville | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Tucktown | 3.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156022. 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.









