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Center Grove, Alabama

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Eva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35670. It lies near Roach Back. The Survey maps it on the Center Grove quadrangle.

Center Grove within Morgan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Center Grove between 1994 and 2019, burning about 908 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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/incendiarism25
Debris and open burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190926-6
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2016Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160924-20
24 September 2010Debris and open burning26 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2018Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180915-4
14 September 1999Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Center Grove: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Plant No. 5 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this place

14 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Grove in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$2,000Two trees were knocked down at the intersection of Highway 67 S and Ryan Loop.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$2,000A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$2,000A large tree was blown down across the road at the intersection of Highway 67 and Entrekin Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$1,000A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Double South Mountain Road and Gum Pond Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$1,000A tree was knocked down on Lawrence Cove Road.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$1,000A tree was reported blocking lanes of highway 67 at Ryan Loop.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$1,000A tree was reported down on a power line near MM17 of highway 67. Time was estimated from radar.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$200A tree was knocked down onto the road.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove$200A tree was knocked down onto the road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindCenter Grove-Several trees were reported down near the Densmore road and Apple Grove Road intersection.
January 2009Flash FloodCenter Grove-Continuing heavy rainfall caused Cotaco Creek to cover portions of Ruth road. The water was reported to be 1 to 2 feet deep and flowing quickly.
March 2009Flash FloodCenter Grove-Flash flooding forced the closure of Ruth Mountain road west of Arab.
February 2009Flash FloodCenter Grove-The Morgan County Sheriff's department reported road closures due to flash flooding at the intersection of Apple Grove and Ruth Mountain Roads, and portions of Pine Ridge and Foreman Bottoms Roads.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Center Grove-Damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado occurred. The tornado produced maximum winds of 60 mph, a maximum path with of 20 yards, and a maximum path length of 1.2 miles. The tornado produced tree damage near the Hulaco community.

Every storm recorded in Morgan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Peach Grove (historical)1.5 miles20
Apple Grove1.8 miles20
Ryan Crossroads3.3 miles20
Winn Crossroads3.4 miles20
Florette4.1 miles20
West Point4.7 miles20
Lynntown4.8 miles20
Hulaco5.4 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156161. 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.