Curry, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36268. The Survey maps it on the Talladega quadrangle. It stands 538 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
305 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 305 fires within 5 miles of Curry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,872 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 118 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 | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 111 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150908-001 |
| 3 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | IRONATON ROAD, AL |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-3 |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Curry: 8 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Camp Ore Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jone's Limonite Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| No Name | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Poor House Limonite Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Uncertain, Ironaton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Uncertain, Ironaton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Uncertain, Ironton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Uncertain, Tronaton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curry in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curry | - | Several trees and a couple power lines were downed in the Lincoln, Munford, and Talladega areas along Patton Chapel Rd, Motes Rd, E Damon Ave, Turner Rd, Watts Rd, and Saddleridge Rd. KASN recorded a gust of 43 mph at 9:25 am CDT. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Curry | - | Half-dollar size hail reported in Curry. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Curry | - | Dime to quarter size hail. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Curry | - | Large hail reported along Curry Station Road. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Curry | - | Four to five inches of rainfall across portions of central Talladega County led to numerous roads becoming impassable due to high water, including Coosa St., Ward St., Battle St., Court St., and East St., all in the city of Talladega. In addition, Kelly Springs Rd at Eastaboga Rd was impassable, and U.S. Highway 77 between Talladega and Waldo was impassable. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Grove | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| McElderry | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Providence | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Chinnabee | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bethlehem | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Turner | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brecon | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Stockdale | 4.4 miles | 22 |
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 Curry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15051792 | 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 159473. 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.










