Flint City, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Decatur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35603. It stands on Muddy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Decatur quadrangle. It stands 604 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Flint City between 1995 and 2020, burning about 362 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180828-3 |
| 26 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Flint City: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant 4 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flint City in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Red Bank Road near Priceville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Norris Mill Road and TVA Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on Highway 31 south at Red Bank Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $500 | A tree was knocked down in the road at Connor Street SE at Highway 31. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $500 | A tree was knocked down into the road at Mitchell Pines Trail. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | $200 | A tree was knocked down near Red Bank Road at Indian Hills Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Flint City | - | A social media photo relayed by broadcast media indicated hail of up to ping pong ball size on Alberta Drive in Decatur. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Flint City | - | Poole Valley Road impassable due to flooding. Water depth unknown. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Flint City | - | Red Bank Road closed due to flooding. Water depth unknown. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Flint City | - | Norris Mill Road has water flowing across it at Flint Creek. Water depth unknown. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | - | Trees were knocked down blocking Oxmore and Flint Road at Alberta Road, and at Norris Mill at TVA Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | - | A large tree was snapped on Harris Mountain Drive near Unity Baptist Church. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint City | - | Trees were knocked down along Mill Road and Old Highway 31. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Flint City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Austinville Flint Road. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Flint City | - | Flash flooding along Flint Creek was reported at Norris Mill Road. Three water rescues occurred both during the flash flooding on the 9th, and two subsequent times for continued flooding through the 10th. No injuries were incurred. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Flint City | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of Poole Valley Road at Central Parkway. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Flint City | - | Flash flooding was reported on US Highway 31 between Decatur and Hartselle near the Conoco station. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Flint City | - | Heavy rainfall from strong to severe thunderstorms completely submerged Old Highway 31 at the Poole Valley intersection. This area was closed by the Public Works Department of Decatur around 704 AM CST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burningtree Estates | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Longleaf Estates | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Cedar Lake | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Bayside | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Basham | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Burningtree Mountain | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Russell Village | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Hickory Hills | 3.0 miles | 25 |
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 Q31583147 | 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 151772. 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.










