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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.

Bremen within Cullman County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

99 since 1994

Regional 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 burning37
Arson/incendiarism28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use35 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20140924-003
20 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission169 COUNTY RD 221, AL
2 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160919-1
17 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180917-6
15 September 1999Arson/incendiarism890 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cullman County

Storms near this place

39 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2002Tornado (F3)Bremen8 hurt, $1,300,000no account filed
September 2002LightningBremen1 hurtOne person was struck by lightning at Cold Springs High School. The extent of injuries was unknown.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$15,000Several trees were blown down on CR 127.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$15,000Many trees were blown down on CR 129.
December 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$10,000Trees were blown down across CR 225.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBremen$8,000no account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindBremen$5,000A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds across County Road 109.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBremen$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down onto Interstate 65 at mile marker 295.
May 2001HailBremen$4,000no account filed
December 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$3,000A tree was blown down onto powerlines.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBremen$2,000Power lines were knocked down at 7684 Highway 69. Time estimated by radar.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindBremen$2,000A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$2,000Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on Alabama Highway 69 near Cold Springs and Bremen.
May 2001HailBremen$2,000Golf ball size hail was observed in Calverts Cove, near Bremen.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBremen$1,000A tree was reported down at the intersection of CR 109 and CR 222. Time was adjusted from radar data.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBremen$1,000Strong 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 2008Thunderstorm WindBremen$1,000Thunderstorm wind knocked down a tree across county road 38.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindBremen$500A tree was knocked down on a car on CR 81. Time estimated by radar.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindBremen$500Trees were knocked down on northbound I-65 at mile marker 295.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindBremen$200A tree was knocked down on Highway 69 at or around CR 116 in the Bremen area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBremen$200A tree was knocked down.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBremen$200A tree was knocked down onto the road at the intersection of CR 33 and CR 38.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBremen$200A tree was knocked down on CR 109.
February 2019Funnel CloudBremen-A funnel cloud was reported 1/2 mile north of Colony.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBremen-Trees were knocked down onto a car at the intersection of I-65 and Highway 91.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBremen-Trees and power lines were knocked down along CR 38.
March 2012HailBremen-Nickel sized hail was reported at the intersection of County Road 222 and Highway 69.
April 2010HailBremen-Golf ball size hail was reported near Colony.
May 2009HailBremen-Nickel size hail was reported at Cold Springs High School.
May 2008HailBremen-Quarter sized hail was reported.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBremen-A couple of trees were blown down west of Bremen.
April 2006HailBremen-Nickel size hail was reported.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindBremen-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree across County Road 81.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBremen-Several trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindBremen-Strong winds flipped over a boat house on Smith Lake.
May 2003HailBremen-quarter size hail reported
August 2000HailBremen-Dime size hail was observed near Colony.
April 1998HailBremen-Nickel size hail was reported near Bremen.
March 2000HailBremen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cullman 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Brushy Pond3.1 miles12
Misty Harbor3.1 miles18
Cold Springs3.5 miles20
Wilburn4.5 miles20
The Colony4.9 miles23
Damascus5.3 miles23
Dodge City5.5 miles18
Sulphur Springs5.9 miles12

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 BremenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q67707The 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.