Corinth, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Folsom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36278. It stands on Ketchepedrakee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Micaville quadrangle. It stands 1,004 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Micaville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Micaville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
149 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Corinth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 41 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-25 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180922-5 |
| 2 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-18 |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 82 workings within 5 miles of Corinth: 41 past producers, 36 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Woods Prospect | Copper | Unknown | 1854 | |
| Howle Prospect | Beryllium, Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Ironaton Brown Ore Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Ran 1 Clay Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Miller Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Miller Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pine Tuckey Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pinetucky Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pinetucky Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Alexandria Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corinth in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Corinth | $100,000 | The tornado touched down on CR-15 near the Pleasant Grove Church, about 3 miles southwest of Wedowee. It then tracked northeast, damaging five homes, at least two vehicles and three barns. One shop and numerous other outbuildings were significantly damaged or destroyed. Additionally, several dozen trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. The tornado lifted near the Georgia state line at CR-477. |
| March 2011 | Lightning | Corinth | $10,000 | Lightning struck a tree and traveled into a home, damaging brick on the exterior wall and destroying electronics inside the home. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | $2,000 | The local sheriffs office reported a few trees blown down along County Road 22 near Folsom. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corinth | - | Six to eight trees were downed near the intersection of County Road 1 and Lane Branch Rd. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Corinth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Folsom | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Center West | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Foster Crossroad | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Tuckey | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cedron | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Milner | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fuller Crossroad | 4.7 miles | 13 |
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 Q5170658 | 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 156213. 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.






