Bradleytown, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Parrish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35580. It lies near Pea Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Goodsprings quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Goodsprings quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Goodsprings quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
344 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Bradleytown between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,432 acres in total. None started naturally. 173 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 | 173 |
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1768 NEW PARRISH HWY, AL |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190904-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradleytown in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF3) | Bradleytown | $598,000 | This long tracked, strong, tornado first touched down in the Walker County city of Parrish. It then remained on the ground for 54 minutes, traversing nearly 30 miles in three counties. The vast majority of the damage was done in Walker County. In addition to Parrish, heavy damaged occurred in the cities of Cordova, Sumiton, and Empire. Between 70 and 80 homes and other buildings along the path received varying degrees of damage, and at least one home in Parrish was completely destroyed. Somewhere between 800 and 1000 trees were snapped, with a similar number uprooted. While there were no known deaths or injuries directly caused by the tornado, one 50 year old woman died (indirect) after she slipped and fell while going to a storm shelter. The tornado moved into Jefferson County near the intersection of Bankston Road and County Line Road. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down onto power lines, which subsequently caused power outages in the city of Parrish. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down on AL-269, near Parrish. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Bradleytown | $1,000 | Several roads in the city of Parrish had to be closed due to flooding. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Trees were downed in the Parrish area. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Several trees were downed around the Parrish community. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Several trees were downed south of Jasper in the vicinity of Highway 269. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 269 in the town of Parrish. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Numerous trees uprooted across Walker County. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bradleytown | - | Large hail continued to fall in Parrish, and was still covering the ground. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bradleytown | - | Golf ball size hail was reported covering the ground in Parrish. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bradleytown | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Alabama Highway 269 near Parrish. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Bradleytown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Drifton | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Goodsprings | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Pennsylvania Camp (historical) | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| America | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Standard | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Williamstown | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Parrish | 2.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156107. 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.








