Booth, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Prattville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36008. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Old Kingston quadrangle. It stands 282 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Billingsley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Billingsley SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Old Kingston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
189 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Booth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,271 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 19 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 | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-14 |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120921-001 |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Booth: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Booth in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $8,000 | Trees were blown down near Booth and in the Old Kingston Community. Some of these trees fell onto homes causing minor roof damage. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down across Autauga County. |
| December 2000 | Hail | Booth | $4,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed in Booth. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down along County Roads 57 and 81. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Booth community, on CR 165 just off US-82. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $2,000 | Trees were blown down and blocked the road, at the intersection of CR-10 and CR-57, near the Booth community. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down at the intersection of CR-165 and US-82, near the Booth Community. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-165, southwest of Booth. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | $500 | A large tree was blown down on CR-58, near the Booth community. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Booth. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Highway 82. Numerous trees reported uprooted across Autauga County. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of County Road 21 and County Road 113. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | One tree was uprooted along County Road 113 and one tree was uprooted along County Road 58. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | Trees were reported down in the Booth area. The power was also out at the EMA office. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booth | - | Several trees were uprooted across the eastern portion of Autauga County. Areas affected include County Road 40, continuing southeast along County Road 57 into Prattville. One tree caused structural damage to a home in Prattville. |
| March 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Booth | - | A funnel cloud was observed in the Old Kingston Community in northern Autauga County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons (historical) | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Sinai | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Pate | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| White Water | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Forester | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Whispering Pines | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Melmar | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Upper Kingston | 5.1 miles | 18 |
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 Booth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2910555 | 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 114739. 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.








