Center Hill, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Killen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35648. It stands on Allen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Center Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
80 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Center Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 480 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 15792 COUNTY ROAD 33, AL |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140925-004 |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 33, AL |
| 17 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | GREEN FIRE |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Hill in 15 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $10,000 | Large trees were knocked down and structural damage was reported along a 3/4 mile stretch of CR 33. Six residences experienced significant damage including a roof and outbuilding. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $5,000 | A roof was blown off of a house. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes of the roadway at CR 377 at CR 33. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $2,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down blocking one lane of traffic at 11000 County Road 33. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the road on County Road 36 near County Road 456. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on CR 67 south of Alabama Highway 64. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $500 | A tree was knocked down at 61 County road 483. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 483 in Lexington. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $200 | A tree was knocked down at CR 472 just off Highway 64 in Lexington. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | A home was damaged near Center Hill Market at the intersection of CR 623 and Highway 64. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Center Hill | - | CR 458 was reported closed due to flooding. Water depth unknown. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | A tree was knocked down along CR 159 near CR 470. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Center Hill | - | CR 485 was closed at this location due to flooding. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Center Hill | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of County Road 458. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkdell | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Palestine (historical) | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Posey (historical) | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Slabtown (historical) | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sweet Gum | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Belew (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Comer | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| North Carolina (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115845. 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.








