Cherrytree, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gurley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35763. It stands on Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moontown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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 Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Moontown quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Moontown quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Cherrytree between 1994 and 2016, burning about 424 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130928-002 |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 592 SATTLE TRACE LANE, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cherrytree: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherrytree in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Lightning | Cherrytree | 1 killed | Broadcast media relayed a report of a woman stuck by lightning while inspecting a seawall in the Hampton Cove community. She passed away from her injuries 2 weeks later. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherrytree | $5,000 | A tree was knocked down on the roof of a single family residence in Hampton Cove. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherrytree | $5,000 | Three large trees were uprooted and two others were snapped. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherrytree | $5,000 | Multiple trees were knocked down on power lines on McMullen Road near Gurley. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherrytree | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Esslinger Drive near Cherry Tree Road. The tree caught fire and the transformer blew knocking the power out. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cherrytree | - | Hail with a diameter of 1 inch was reported via mPING. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cherrytree | - | Ping pong sized hail was reported in Hampton Cove in southeast Huntsville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkley | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hampton Cove | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Big Cove | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sublett Mill | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Owens Cross Roads | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Bucks Canyon | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Lowe (historical) | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Haden | 4.4 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156173. 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.








