East Lake, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35206. It lies near Ruffner Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Irondale quadrangle.
On record in East Lake
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fire Station No. 19listed 1990 · 0.4 miles away
Howard College Estates Historic Districtlisted 1999 · 0.9 miles away- South East Lake Historic Districtlisted 1997 · 0.2 miles away
- Lakewood Historic Districtlisted 2000 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1975 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of East Lake between 1995 and 2019, burning about 562 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-8 |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 618 CR 126, AL |
| 25 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2386 CR 65, AL |
| 31 July 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 6 & CR 81, AL |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 350 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 45 ( N OF 27), AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of East Lake: 14 past producers, 5 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Cement Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dolcito Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alfretta Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Alfretta No 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 3 Mine | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Alfretta No. 4 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 5 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Eagle Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Lake in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | East Lake | - | Significant street flooding was observed in areas, including 50th St N at 1st Ave N (U.S. 11), Coosa St at Richard Arrington Jr Blvd, and Oporto Madrid Blvd at Ludington Ln. 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain fell across the eastern part of downtown Birmingham, including near the airport, and the western part of Irondale, generally in the area of I-20. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Lake | - | Several trees uprooted at Rutherford Circle in the city of Birmingham. |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Lake | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Highlands | 0.5 miles | 30 | |
| Trotwood Park | 0.6 miles | 30 | |
| South Highlands | 0.7 miles | 30 | |
| Lakewood | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Roebuck Terrace | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Central Highlands | 1.0 miles | 30 | |
| Kingsway Terrace | 1.1 miles | 30 | |
| Zion City | 1.1 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 117777. 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.












