BlockBolte, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35055. It stands on Ryan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cullman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1957 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Bolte between 1994 and 2017, burning about 207 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bolte in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 | Bolte | $5,000 | A large tree was knocked down onto a fence along County Road 706. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolte | $5,000 | A tree and power lines were blown down at the intersection of Bolte road and Hart Drive. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolte | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on CR 700 southeast of Cullman. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolte | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down along CR 703 in eastern portions of Cullman. Time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolte | $500 | A power line was knocked down on Teakwood Drive SE in Cullman. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Bolte | - | Estimated at least 1 foot of standing water in portions of the Fox Meadow Neighborhood near Cullman. Report relayed via social media. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolte | - | Several trees were knocked down, some on top of homes at the intersection of Bolte Road and CR 702. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrol Acres | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Phelan | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| East Point | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cullman | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Wesoda | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Good Hope | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Welti | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Walkers Corner | 4.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 134865. 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.