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Chisholm, Alabama

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36110. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery North quadrangle.

Chisholm within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

45 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Chisholm between 1994 and 2018, burning about 281 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
23 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20150915-001
15 September 1999Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2002Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission188 MONROE STREET, AL
5 August 2007Natural2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 1995Debris and open burning5.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Chisholm: 14 producers, 3 past producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Alabama RiverSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, KyaniteProducerQuartz
French Street Brick PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Browder PitClayProducer
Excelsior MineClayProducer
Gober Pit Jenkins Brick CompanyClayProducer
Jenkins Brick Co., Inc. PitClayProducer
Coosada Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Cossada Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dozier PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dredge QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

13 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chisholm in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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
November 2011Tornado (EF1)Chisholm$500,000A tornado touched down near the Alabama Christian Academy Football field in Montgomery, where a large pine tree snapped and collapsed a section of bleachers. The scorebored on the nearby Faulkner University baseball field also collapsed. The tornado continued northeastward crossing Wares Ferry Road, where several homes sustained minor roof damage. Farther to the northeast, the most widespread damage occurred at the Sunshine Valley Mobile Home Park, were numerous mobile homes sustained minor to moderate roof damage or the underpinning was blown out. Small outbuildings and sheds were also blown over in this area, and trees were snapped or uprooted. One large pine tree was uprooted and crushed a vehicle. From there the tornado crossed US Highway 231 and struck Adam's Motorsports, were a section of metal roof was peeled back. The tornado lifted just northeast of Adam's Motorsports.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindChisholm$20,000A tree fell through a residence on Hickory Drive in Montgomery.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindChisholm$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down on Joyne Drive, in Montgomery.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindChisholm$2,000Minor roof damage to Goodwyn Middle School.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindChisholm-Trained spotter measured 71 mph wind gust using a home weather station with an anemometer 7 feet AGL in the Ridgefield/Vaughn Meadows area near Vaughan Rd and Perry Hill Rd.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindChisholm-In addition to damage south of I-85 in Montgomery, some damage was reported north of the interstate. Trees were snapped with one blocking the road near Mayfair Road in the Bellehurst area, and a large tree fell onto a house, penetrating the roof and damaging the ceiling of a home between Ann Street and Perry Hill Road.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindChisholm-Several reports of trees and power lines down around Montgomery, including Wares Ferry at Dalraida Rd, Forest Ave at Oak Park, and Carol Villa Dr.
January 2023HailChisholm-Quarter size hail reported at Broadcast Station WAKA in Montgomery.
April 2023HailChisholm-Quarter size hail reported in the city of Montgomery.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindChisholm-Several trees uprooted in the Greenwood Cemetery. A large tree uprooted on Hill Hedge Drive.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindChisholm-Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped across the Montgomery Metro area.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindChisholm-Minor damage occurred to the roof of the Crump Commuinity Center. A section of metal roofing was removed, causing damage to the interior ceilings. One window was also broken, as well as minor tree damage that was noted in the same area.
March 2013HailChisholm-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Garden Square0.5 miles20
Park Manor0.6 miles20
Sunset Park Estates0.7 miles20
Brookview Manor0.7 miles20
Sheridan Heights0.7 miles20
Highland Gardens0.8 miles20
Eastern Meadows0.8 miles20
Boylston0.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116066. 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.