BlockBrownsboro, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the New Market census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35741. It stands on Section Branch. The Survey maps it on the Moontown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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 Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Moontown quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Moontown quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Brownsboro between 1998 and 2018, burning about 74 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownsboro in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Lightning | Brownsboro | $10,000 | Lightning struck a storm spotter and amateur radio operator's home through a phone line or other source on the 200 block of Hambrick Drive. The lightning knocked out four computers and a couple of amateur radio antennas. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsboro | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking Wall road near Highway 72E. Time was estimated by radar. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsboro | $500 | A tree was knocked down across Brownsboro Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Brownsboro | - | Flint River at Brownsboro crested at 22.12 feet, causing widespread flooding along the river. Widespread issues were noted all the way to where the river spills into the TN River, causing flooding issues in Owens Cross Roads, well south of the gage. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsboro | - | Power lines were knocked down with sparking reported. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsboro | - | Trees were on fire due to power lines being knocked down. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Brownsboro | - | This thunderstorm also produced hail further to the west in the Huntsville area. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsboro | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down county wide as a line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage as it moved southeast through the county. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Brownsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moontown | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Maysville | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Ryland | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Dug Hill | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Sublett Mill | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mount Carmel | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Country Village | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Gurley | 4.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115022. 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.