Bremen, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Bremen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35057. The Survey maps it on the Arkadelphia quadrangle. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Bremen between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,073 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140924-003 |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 169 COUNTY RD 221, AL |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160919-1 |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180917-6 |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 890 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
39 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bremen in 39 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 9 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Tornado (F3) | Bremen | 8 hurt, $1,300,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Lightning | Bremen | 1 hurt | One person was struck by lightning at Cold Springs High School. The extent of injuries was unknown. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $15,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR 127. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $15,000 | Many trees were blown down on CR 129. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $10,000 | Trees were blown down across CR 225. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $5,000 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds across County Road 109. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down onto Interstate 65 at mile marker 295. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bremen | $4,000 | no account filed |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto powerlines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 7684 Highway 69. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $2,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on Alabama Highway 69 near Cold Springs and Bremen. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bremen | $2,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed in Calverts Cove, near Bremen. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of CR 109 and CR 222. Time was adjusted from radar data. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | Strong winds caused minor roof damage to a home in the Brushy Pond community. The top of an apple tree at this location was also snapped off. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind knocked down a tree across county road 38. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $500 | A tree was knocked down on a car on CR 81. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $500 | Trees were knocked down on northbound I-65 at mile marker 295. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Highway 69 at or around CR 116 in the Bremen area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $200 | A tree was knocked down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road at the intersection of CR 33 and CR 38. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 109. |
| February 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Bremen | - | A funnel cloud was reported 1/2 mile north of Colony. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | Trees were knocked down onto a car at the intersection of I-65 and Highway 91. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | Trees and power lines were knocked down along CR 38. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bremen | - | Nickel sized hail was reported at the intersection of County Road 222 and Highway 69. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Bremen | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near Colony. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Bremen | - | Nickel size hail was reported at Cold Springs High School. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Bremen | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | A couple of trees were blown down west of Bremen. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bremen | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree across County Road 81. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | - | Strong winds flipped over a boat house on Smith Lake. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bremen | - | quarter size hail reported |
| August 2000 | Hail | Bremen | - | Dime size hail was observed near Colony. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bremen | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Bremen. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Bremen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Pond | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Misty Harbor | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cold Springs | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Wilburn | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| The Colony | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Damascus | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Dodge City | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 5.9 miles | 12 |
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 Bremen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67707 | 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 114864. 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.









