Bucksnort, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Grant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35747. It lies near Fort Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Grant quadrangle.
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.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Bucksnort between 1994 and 2017, burning about 942 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-4 |
| 30 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-7 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Smoking | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 431 S, AL |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150728-001 |
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 Bucksnort: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bucksnort in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucksnort | - | Multiple trees were knocked down along White Elephant Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucksnort | - | Numerous trees were knocked down on Simpson Point Road near Grant. Time estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keel (historical) | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Honeycomb Park | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Shady Acres | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Shores | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Half Acre Estates | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Humpton | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Grant | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Campbell Mill | 3.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156131. 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.









