BlockEast Killen, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Killen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35645. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Killen 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.
- 1914 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Killen quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Killen quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Killen quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of East Killen between 1994 and 2020, burning about 527 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Killen in 19 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $2,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 3450 U.S. Highway 72. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down completely blocking the roadway on Kensington Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down onto one lane of traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 72 at CR 71. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $1,000 | The 911 call center reported a tree across the road blocking both lanes of traffic at 121 Hickory Park road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 72 in front of Brooks High School. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $500 | A tree was knocked down at 1000 Fawn Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $500 | A tree was knocked down at Lingerlost Road and Highway 72. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down along Lingerlost Road in Center Star. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 259. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Brooks Drive. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down along Highway 72 in the Killen area. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down at CR 170 and CR 71. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Koger Street. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down at CR 170 off of CR 71. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | $200 | A tree was knocked down across the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 72 near Brooks High School. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | East Killen | - | Water over both westbound lanes at Hickory Park Rd and Hwy 72. Depth of water estimated at 6 inches. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | East Killen | - | Water backing up into the backyards of some homes along Hickory Park Road in Killen. Spillway has also been blocked by debris. Depth of water unknown. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Killen | - | A tree was knocked down along Old Brompton Lane near U.S. Highway 72. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | East Killen | - | EMA reported water partially blocking Eastbound lane at US Hwy 72 and County Road 71/Lingerlost Road in Killen. Depth of water unknown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonville (historical) | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Killen | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lock Six | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Shoals Acres | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lingerlost | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Kingman (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hideaway Hills | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside Acres | 1.9 miles | 18 |
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 Q122565051 | 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 117776. 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.