Chelsea, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35805. It stands on Merrimac Branch. The Survey maps it on the Huntsville quadrangle.
On record in Chelsea
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Merrimack Mill Village Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1964 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Chelsea between 1997 and 2011, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 217 CHRIS RYAN LANE TONEY ALABAMA, AL |
| 12 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HUNTSVILLE BROWNS FERRY / MALONE ROAD, AL |
| 5 October 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 October 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 98-9 |
| 25 October 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3196 CR 2 , AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Chelsea: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Parway Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Teledyne Wah Chang/Huntsville, Ala. | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Wheeler Lake Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Baker Terminal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Base Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chelsea in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Lightning | Chelsea | 1 killed, 3 hurt | Media reports lightning has struck an individual on the Redstone Stone Arsenal grounds. Strike developed well outside the line of storms. Time estimated by NASA SPoRT.||From WAAY: Redstone Arsenal officials confirm that a contractor was killed on post Thursday after a possible lightning strike. ||The man, who worked for Eskola Roofing based in Morristown TN., was pronounced deceased Thursday night at 11:30pm at UAB Hospital. Garrison officials say that the man was working near PEO Aviation at 2:45pm when he was injured. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | $2,000 | Multiple power poles were knocked down along Patton Road. Relayed via social media. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | - | A large tree was knocked down on the Tree Haven Glen Apartment Complex. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Chelsea | - | Golf ball size hail fell at the intersection of Martin and Patton Roads in Huntsville. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Chelsea | - | Minor street flooding was reported at Country Club just west of Memorial Parkway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Leaf | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Pea Ridge | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Huntsville Park | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| West Huntsville | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Westbury | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Piedmont | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Mayfair | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Fleming Meadows | 2.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115992. 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.











