Fairdale, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35042. It stands on Cooper Pasture Branch. The Survey maps it on the Centreville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Fairdale between 1992 and 2016, burning about 892 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 30 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3842 SELMA ROAD - CENTREVILLE, AL |
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fairdale: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry Service Pit | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| USGS MR-60 Alabama No.8 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairdale in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Fairdale | $75,000 | More the two dozen people in and around the city of Brent had to be rescued from homes and trailers in the middle of the night, after storm drains became overwhelmed by heavy rain. A section of Deer Creek Road, near Centreville, became washed out due to the rushing waters, and at least two vehicles subsequently drove into the newly formed ditch. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairdale | $10,000 | Wind gust of 96 knots, measured by equipment 70 ft high, caused damage to the tower. In addition, multiple trees were blown down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairdale | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairdale | - | Trees were downed in the Centreville area near Highway 82 and 219. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairdale | - | Trees were downed across roads in Centreville. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairdale | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Highway 82 and County Road 219. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Fairdale | - | The intersection of Mill Street and Maple Street, in the city of Brent, became temporarily impassable due to high water. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Fairdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fairdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 0.2 miles | 11 | |
| West Centreville | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Centreville | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| East Centreville | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Brent | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| East Town | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Jamesville | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Goodson | 2.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159583. 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.






