Edmond, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hatton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35672. It lies near Jeffreys Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Town Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Town Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Town Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Town Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Edmond between 1994 and 2019, burning about 958 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-16 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-3 |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-7 |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Edmond: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscumbia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edmond in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmond | $10,000 | Ten or more reports were received of trees and power lines being knocked down. Roads were blocked in some cases. The reports were most concentrated in and near the town of Hatton and areas northwest toward Leighton in Colbert County. Time estimated. |
| July 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Edmond | - | The public photographed a funnel cloud from a thunderstorm along Highway 72 between Town Creek and Leighton. The funnel dissipated shortly after the photo was taken. Time and location are estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Springs | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ne Smith | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Town Creek | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Avoca (historical) | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rigdom | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hatton | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rocky Hill (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 136753. 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.







