County Line, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Simcoe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35621. The Survey maps it on the Lawrence Cove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Lawrence Cove quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Lawrence Cove quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Lawrence Cove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of County Line between 1997 and 2019, burning about 183 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-6 |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1885 COUNTY ROAD 1559, AL |
| 25 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-9 |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 1561, AL |
| 18 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 1561, AL |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names County Line in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flood | County Line | $300,000 | Heavy rainfall caused area creeks and streams to flood numerous roads. Some bridges and road were damaged or destroyed by flood waters including: A wooden bridge on County Road 1651, a bridge on County Road 1427, and County Road 310. Particularly hard hit areas were Baileyton, Holly Pond, and Fairview. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | $48,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. A trailer was damaged in Vinemount due to the thunderstorm. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | $2,000 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along County Road 1544 in the Fairview community. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 690 CR 1541. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | County Line | $500 | Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house on county road 1545 near its intersection with highway 31 near the Morgan and Cullman county line. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | County Line | - | A storm survey determined damage near Eva, near the Cullman-Morgan County line, was consistent with an EF-0 tornado with winds up to 84 mph. The tornado began in Cullman County where it caused tree damage in the form of large branches being knocked down before moving into Morgan County. |
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | County Line | - | The tornado first touched down along CR 1526. Here several trees had damage including large limbs snapped and a few small trees were uprooted. A home sustained shingle and gutter damage in this area.||The tornado moved northeast crossing CR 1527. Here some shallow rooted trees were pushed over with others having limbs snapped. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of around 75 mph as it crossed CR 1542. A rather large barn sustained significant roof damage. A nearby home had its porch damaged when the roof sustained partial uplift and movement.||Another barn in an adjacent field also sustained substantial damage with most of the roof being pulled off and damage to at least one supporting side. The tornado lifted in a field just south of Pentecost Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | - | Severe roof damage reported at a gas station at the intersection of CR 1545 and CR 1527. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | - | Thunderstorm winds produced roof damage to a structure near Eva. Reported via social media. |
| March 2010 | Hail | County Line | - | Penny size hail was reported northeast of Cullman. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | County Line | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a mobile home. Time estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Gold Ridge | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Enon | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Birdsong | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Baileyton | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Simcoe | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Mount View | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant View | 5.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116713. 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.









