Corinth, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Jones Chapel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35179. It lies near Bugaboo Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Massey quadrangle. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Mc Kendry quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Corinth between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,112 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-A |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-B |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-F |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-C |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-D |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | MILL CREEK 2 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | MILL CREEK 3 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MILL CREEK 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corinth in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | 2 hurt | Widespread trees were reported blown down and power outages occurred countywide. Time was estimated by radar as winds affected the western portion of Cullman county. Two emergency responders were injured by a tree crashing through a house while responding to an call in the Berlin area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a concrete front porch and asphalt shingle roof at the Corinth Baptist church. The front windows of the church were also blown out. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Corinth | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | - | Damage to a barn was reported and trees were knocked down on CR 1069. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | - | Mobile home damage was reported on CR 1059. Trees were knocked down at this location as well. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Corinth | - | The bridge was under water over Crooked Creek, on County Road 1059, just north of Jones Chapel. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Corinth | - | Several county roads, mainly at low water crossings, remained closed for a long period following heavy rainfall. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | - | Thunderstorms winds damaged a barn and chicken house. Trees were also blown down along County Roads 617 and 599, and Hopewell Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifty | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Battleground | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dripping Springs | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Central | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jones Chapel | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| West Point | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Centerville | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bethel | 9.0 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.
| Wikidata item Q5170614 | 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 159448. 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.










