Claud, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Tallassee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36024. It stands on Haney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Claud quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Wetumpka SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Claud quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
156 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Claud between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,283 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 69 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NEAR CR57/CR 170, AL |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claud in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Hwy 63 near Claud. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down on AL-14, just east of the Claud Community. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | A few trees and power lines were downed along Redland Rd, Marshell Rd, Firetower Rd, and Highway 14. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Trees were uprooted and a home sustained minor damage on Pleasant Hill Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of State Route 14 and Jug Factory Road. |
| November 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Claud | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 70 mph. An isolated, low-topped supercell produced a weak, brief tornado along Pleasant Hill Road about 8.9 miles northeast of Wetumpka. About a dozen large trees were uprooted sporadically along the path in a convergent pattern near the center of the path, with weaker tree limb damage on the outskirts of the path. A tree fell on a barn. One manufactured home had a roof partially removed with minor damage to a deck and skirting. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Large tree fell on home causing significant structural damage. Numerous reports of trees uprooted across Elmore County. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Power lines downed in the community of Redland. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Trees uprooted and power lines downed on Price Road north of Redland Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | A few trees uprooted in the Redland Community. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Claud | - | Greater than six inches of water flowing over Tallassee Highway near Haynes Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | - | Delete. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Claud | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Claud | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Acres | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Good Hope | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Floyd | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hidden Forest | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Eclectic | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Neman | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Santuck | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Chana Creek | 5.2 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q20585722 | 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 116193. 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.










