Burnsville, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Selma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36703. The Survey maps it on the Burnsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Benton NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Burnsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
109 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Burnsville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 908 acres in total. 1 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190903-2 |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190820-1 |
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 Burnsville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burnsville in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnsville | $4,000 | Trees toppled along River Road and along Lakewood Estate Road in Burnsville. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Burnsville | - | Social media picture of quarter-size hail in Burnsville. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnsville | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 84. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnsville | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 264. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Burnsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Grove (historical) | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Manila | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brantley | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Everdale | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Grande | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Valley Creek Junction | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Selmont | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Selma | 8.3 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 Burnsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q96374144 | 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 151706. 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.






