BlockBerlin, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Simcoe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35058. The Survey maps it on the Simcoe quadrangle. 476 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Simcoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Berlin between 1997 and 2019, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-9 |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160920-3 |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-8 |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 401 CO RD 744, AL |
| 22 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 722 CO RD 750, AL |
| 21 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berlin in 16 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $10,000 | A tree was knocked down on Missionary Grove Church. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $5,000 | A tree was knocked down onto a parked school bus at 4320 Highway 278. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $5,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 495 and 925 CR 1605. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $5,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 6025 CR 747 and 6250 CR 747. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 95 CR 677. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 428 CR 757. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 301 CR 735. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on a house at 4680 county road 747. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $500 | A tree was knocked down on CR 1605. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Berlin | - | Quarter sized hail was reported between Cullman and Holly Pond. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | - | Several structures damaged on County Rd 735. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Berlin | - | Ping Pong size hail was reported off CR 737. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Berlin | - | A tornado began north of CR1605, between CR 1609 and CR 1610. Initially, branches were broken, but the tornado began snapping tree trunks as it crossed CR 747 and CR 1630. The tornado continued northeast and crossed CR 1635, uprooting multiple trees, pulling some roofing material from a site-built home, and damaging or destroying several sheds. From there, the tornado tracked along Alabama Highway 69, causing minor roof damage to a shed, snapping and uprooting several trees, and severely damaging a detached garage. The tornado continued north of Fairview along Welcome Drive and CR 1568, snapping trees and causing roof damage to large farm outbuildings. Roof and tree damage was most significant on CR 1568 and 1569 northeast of Fairview. A large portion of roofing was removed from a house, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, several large agricultural sheds were demolished, and several chicken houses had roofing and siding removed. At this point, the tornado reached its peak width of approximately 50 yards and peak intensity of 100 mph. The final damage of note was observed along CR 1579 where a few more trees were snapped and the roof was peeled back from a large shed. Little additional damage was noted northeast of this location, so the end point is placed east of CR 1579 and south of CR 1570. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Berlin | - | A tornado touched down southwest of the Fairview community in Cullman County, snapping trees near the intersection of CR 747 and 1621. From there, the tornado moved northeast and continued snapping numerous hard and softwood trees along the path. Along CR 1634, the tornado destroyed a couple of farm outbuildings and was at its widest point near this location. A large swath of trees in a grove were snapped and uprooted to the northeast of the outbuilding damage. Damage continued as the tornado moved northeast, snapping trees, stopping short of County Road 1651. This was the end of the tornado path. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | - | Trees were knocked down onto a mobile home and on the fence and barn on the back side of the pasture. Time estimated by radar. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | - | A few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkers Corner | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| East Point | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Welti | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Simcoe | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant View | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bolte | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Baileytown | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| North Walter | 4.7 miles | 17 |
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 Berlin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4892339 | 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 157889. 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.