Center Star, 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 35645. It stands on Tanyard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wheeler Dam quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Center Star between 1994 and 2016, burning about 467 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
32 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Star in 32 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 5 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Center Star | $3,400,000 | Aerial UAV-drone data provided by Lauderdale County Emergency Management confirmed that an EF-1 tornado tracked from the Center Star area to near Pine Haven Shores.|The damage path began near County Road 107 and tracked east-southeast through the Bluewater Creek area. Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted, and a farm shed sustained roof damage near County Road 33. Additional uprooted trees were observed east of Bluewater Creek, extending through the intersection of Highway 101 and U.S. Highway 72. Sparse damage was noted north of U.S. Highway 72, approaching the Pine Haven Shores area, where the tornado dissipated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $5,000 | Large tree branches were knocked down and power outages reported in the Center Star community. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $5,000 | A roof was blown off of a shop building. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down in the Center Star community. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto CR 428. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down onto power lines at the 600 block of County Road 107 in Center Star. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking one lane at CR 69. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $1,000 | Tree down partially blocking the road near 2399 CR 31. Time was estimated from radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 1206 CR 107. Other trees knocked down along other portions of CR 107. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm downed a few trees and power lines along County Road 33 just north of Highway 72. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $500 | Powerlines were knocked down on Highway 72 in Killen. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 171. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 31 at CR 171 in Center Star. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 416 CR 427. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 1206 CR 107. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down along CR 171. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | $200 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of CR 68 and CR 426. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Center Star | - | Approximately two feet of water covering Cousins Gas Station along Highway 72 just east of Killen. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Center Star | - | About a foot of flowing water was reported along the intersection of County Road 33 and Highway 72 just east of Killen. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | - | Power lines were also knocked down on Creekview Drive in Killen. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | - | Power lines were knocked down on CR 31 in Center Star. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | - | Several trees were knocked down across the highway near the intersection of CR 33 and U.S. Highway 72. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Center Star | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Center Star | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Center Star | - | County Road 31 was closed near Center Star. Time estimated. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Center Star | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Center Star | - | Two to four inches of rainfall caused flooding across portions of CR 31 near the intersection of Highway 72. A parking lot near this intersection was reported flooded also. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Center Star | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in the Center Star community. |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Center Star | - | A structure fire was reported due to lightning. Damages unknown. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Center Star | - | Penny size hail reported. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Center Star | - | county road 31 closed due to flash flooding. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Star | - | few trees down and power lines and power pole blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Oak | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pinedale Acres | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Beach Grove (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Mitchelltown | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Antioch | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Houstontown | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Aqua Vista | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Marmion (historical) | 2.8 miles | 17 |
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 Center Star | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18627414 | 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 155019. 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.









