BlockCairo, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35614. It sits by Harper Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Cairo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Cairo between 1994 and 2019, burning about 236 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-4 |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-28 |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cairo in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Cairo | 3 hurt, $200,000 | A F1 tornado touched down in western Limestone County near Lentzville and raced eastnortheastward to just southwest of Elkmont. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed resulting in 3 minor injuries. In addition, numerous trees and power poles were knocked down. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Cairo | $450,000 | 85 homes with minor roof and structural damage and nearly two hundred trees uprooted and snapped. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Cairo | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in the Sugar Creek Estates community along Sugar creek. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be at 80 miles an hour. This tornado damaged two homes and knocked down 15 trees in its path. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Cairo Hollow road. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $5,000 | Trees were blown down near Elk Creek, in the western part of the county. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down on Cotton Belt Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down on Upper Snake Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $2,000 | Softwood trees were uprooted on Cairo Hollow Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $2,000 | Large softwood trees were uprooted. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Cotton Belt Road and Hardaway Loop. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Elk River Mills road and Hickory Hills road. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Cairo | - | Golfball size hail was reported in the Cairo community. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cairo | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | - | A few trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cairo | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power poles. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Cairo | - | Dime size hail fell in the Cairo area. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cairo | - | Dime size hail was reported in Cairo. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lentzville | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hickory Hills | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Shoemaker Springs (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Elk Estates | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Shanghai | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gipsy | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Blue Springs Park | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115381. 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.