BlockBlackburn, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35634. It stands on Wilson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blackburn 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 Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Blackburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Blackburn 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
232 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Blackburn between 1995 and 2020, burning about 940 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 110 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 | 110 |
| Debris and open burning | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20800COUNTY ROAD 8, AL |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 8756 COUNTY RD 61, AL |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackburn in 26 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $25,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, including onto a home and shed on CR 135. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on CR 47. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $8,000 | Numerous trees were reported downed off of Bluffview Shores Road and Butler Creek Road. One tree fell on a shed. Time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $3,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at CR 47 at CR 359. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down near the intersection of County Road 224 and Butler Creek Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,500 | Powerlines were knocked down at the dead end of CR 345. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking a residence driveway on County Road 351. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 341 CR 317. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down onto power lines near Happy Hollow Market at CR 47 at CR 94. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down and a power pole broke in half at CR 47 and CR 94. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | A tree was knocked down across the road on CR 61 south of CR 24. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of CR 94 and CR 47. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | A tree was knocked down onto CR 94. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the road on CR 47 at Happy Hollow in Green Hill. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | One tree was knocked down at 6100 CR 61. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | Tree reported down along CR 47 and the old happy hollow bridge. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $500 | Tree reported down along CR 61 and mt zion road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 8145 CR 47. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Whispering Hills Drive and CR 94 in Green Hill. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 61 north of CR 24. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto CR 94 at Waters Edge Drive. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the intersection of CR 24 and CR 28. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down and blocking one lane at the intersection of CR 61 and CR 24. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 224 between the railroad tracks and CR 309. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | - | Trees and powerlines were reported down on County Road 330. Time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Blackburn | - | Hail up to penny size was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Webster (historical) | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Keys Chapel (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hines | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Zip City | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Jacksonburg | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Kilburn (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Stoney Point (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114438. 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.