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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.

County Line within Cullman County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

33 since 1997

Regional 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 burning17
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190926-6
25 September 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission1885 COUNTY ROAD 1559, AL
25 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160923-9
22 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionCOUNTY ROAD 1561, AL
18 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionCOUNTY ROAD 1561, AL
2 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cullman County

Storms near this place

11 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2009FloodCounty Line$300,000Heavy 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 1998Thunderstorm WindCounty Line$48,000Numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. A trailer was damaged in Vinemount due to the thunderstorm.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCounty Line$2,000A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along County Road 1544 in the Fairview community.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindCounty Line$1,000A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 690 CR 1541.
June 2008LightningCounty Line$500Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house on county road 1545 near its intersection with highway 31 near the Morgan and Cullman county line.
August 2020Tornado (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 2018Tornado (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 2017Thunderstorm WindCounty Line-Severe roof damage reported at a gas station at the intersection of CR 1545 and CR 1527.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindCounty Line-Thunderstorm winds produced roof damage to a structure near Eva. Reported via social media.
March 2010HailCounty Line-Penny size hail was reported northeast of Cullman.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCounty Line-Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a mobile home. Time estimated.

Every storm recorded in Cullman County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fairview3.1 miles18
Gold Ridge4.0 miles17
Enon4.6 miles17
Birdsong4.6 miles17
Baileyton5.2 miles20
Simcoe5.5 miles17
Mount View5.5 miles17
Pleasant View5.7 miles19

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.