Corner, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Warrior census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35180. The Survey maps it on the Creel quadrangle. It stands 722 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Creel quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Creel quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
219 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 219 fires within 5 miles of Corner between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,331 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 81 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 | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Smoking | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-9 |
| 26 September 2019 | Natural | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corner in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Corner | $50,000 | After crossing into Jefferson County from Walker County, the Parrish Tornado continued its northeastward path. Damage in Jefferson County primarily consisted of trees that were blown down and snapped. A tree fell into and broke a living room window of a home on Arkadelphia Road, and a large storage shed had its roof torn off. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | $6,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and signs down on Mt. Olive Road and Warrior-Jasper Road near the Corner area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | $5,000 | A tree fell on a house along Manning Road. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Corner | - | Quarter size hail reported in Corner community. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | - | Several trees uprooted in the Corner Community. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | - | Several trees uprooted on Corner Road. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | - | Approximately one dozen trees were blown down in a uniform direction. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corner | - | Winds were estimated around 60 mph in the Corner community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Grove Estates | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Partridge Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Bagley Meadows | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Bagley | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Petes Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Beltona | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Cane Creek | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Robbins Crossroads | 5.3 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3709407 | 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 116654. 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.









