BlockEast Florence, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35630. It stands on Sweetwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle. It stands 548 feet above sea level.
On record in East Florence
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Maud Lindsay Free Kindergartenlisted 2019 · 0.2 miles away
- Florence Wagon Works Sitelisted 1996 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1914 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of East Florence between 1994 and 2019, burning about 171 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-11 |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 673 CR 72, AL |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130828-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of East Florence: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lister Hill Reduction Plant | Silica, Aluminum | Plant |
Storms near this place
21 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Florence in 21 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $20,000 | A tree was knocked down onto two residence at 140 North Weakly. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $10,000 | Trees were knocked down and power poles were broken at Dudley Avenue at Hudson Street. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $8,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $3,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 229 Broadway Street. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $3,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at Huntsville Road at Blair Street. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down at 401 South Weakly. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $3,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at Cole Avenue and South Weakly Street. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $2,000 | A large tree and power lines were knocked down at 300 North Broadway. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees onto power lines on Dudley Avenue in eastern Florence. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $1,500 | Power lines were knocked down at 429 Oneal Street. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $1,500 | A powerline was knocked down at 102 North Leland. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down on Huntsville Road. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down in east Florence. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $500 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 120 Kirkman Street. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $500 | One tree was knocked down on Crown Street. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $500 | A tree and power pole were knocked down at 126 South Orleans Street. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $200 | A tree was knocked down at Vanderbilt Avenue and University Street. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto a home at 4137 Eastwood Drive. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | East Florence | - | Vehicles submerged/stalled on Florence Blvd at Patton Street intersection. Several vehicles towed from this location. |
| August 2023 | Flood | East Florence | - | Three to four inches of water across East Huntsville Road in Florence. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Florence | - | Numerous trees were knocked down in Florence. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeden Heights | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Wilson Dam Village Number Three (historical) | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Edgemont | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hickory Hills | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Windsor Heights | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Greenbrier | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Windcrest | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Florence | 1.6 miles | 19 |
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 Q31574527 | 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 117751. 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.