Buhl, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35446. It stands on Springer Slough. The Survey maps it on the Elrod quadrangle. It stands 269 feet above sea level.
On record in Buhl
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Samuel Johnson Houselisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Elrod quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Buhl between 1995 and 2020, burning about 522 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130919-002 |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130915-001 |
| 11 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200911-1 |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 19, AL |
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 Buhl: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buhl in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Buhl | 2 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Buhl | $200,000 | The third tornado to affect the Buhl community in one afternoon touched down at approximately 559 PM CDT. The tornado started just east of Sipsey Valley Road and moved due north. The tornado damaged several homes near Sipsey Valley Road and Sipsey Lane. The tornado moved over rural countryside and then entered Buhl. The Volunteer Fire Department and several other buildings sustained minor roof damage. The tornado then turned to the left and crossed County Road 140 and US Highway 82. The tornado moved along the Sipsey River north of US 82 and lifted around 606 PM CDT. Numerous trees and several power lines were snapped off or were uprooted along the path. This tornado was occurred from the same parent thunderstorm that produced the tornado down the street on Sipsey Valley Road. The tornado damage path was 4.8 miles long and 125 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was produced by the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Begin: 33 13.19/8745.60 End: 33 17.29/87 45.40 |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Buhl | $60,000 | A tornado touched down at approximately 552 PM CDT along Sipsey Valley Road between Buhl and Romulus. The tornado damaged three homes and snapped off several trees near Sipsey Valley Road. The tornado lifted in the rural countryside east of Sipsey Valley Road around 553 PM CDT. The tornado damage path was 1.2 miles long and 60 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was produced by the remnants of Hurricane Rita.Begin: 33 10.19/87 46.49 End: 33 11.09/8745.79 |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Buhl | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Buhl | $15,000 | Penny to half dollar size hail was reported near Buhl, Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Abernant, Tuscaloosa Airport, and Northport. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Sipsey Valley Road. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Buhl community. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | $500 | A tree was blown down on Sipsey Valley Road, just north of Kellyton Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Buhl. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | - | Power lines down near the intersection of Sipsey Valley Road and Cornelius Church Road. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buhl | - | In the Buhl and Elrod communities, numerous trees and powerlines were blown down along U.S. Highway 82 and County Road 140. In addition, several buildings in the surrounding area, including a church and at least two manufactured homes, sustained minor damage. One manufactured home sustained heavy damage from a fallen tree. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Buhl | - | Dime size hail was reported in Buhl. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Buhl | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Buhl | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Buhl | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hills Estates | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Western Hills | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Elrod | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Green Park | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Green | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Coker Heights | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bel Air Estates | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Circle | 3.5 miles | 15 |
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 Buhl | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4986303 | 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 115168. 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.




