Florette, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Eva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35670. It stands on Six Mile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Center Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Center Grove 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
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Florette between 1993 and 2019, burning about 789 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180915-4 |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 260 WATER TOWER ROAD, AL |
| 19 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160704-18 |
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 Florette: 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 No. 5 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florette in 7 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $3,000 | Several trees were reported down on Cotaco-Florette Road in Somerville, AL just north of Highway 67.Time was estimated from radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at 1980 Cotaco Florette Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down into the roadway on Greasy Cove Road at the sharp curve near Pine Burr. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down into the road at 59 Eva Road. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $500 | A tree was knocked down with partial road blockage near Eva Road at Chapman Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Peck Mountain Road near Gullian Farms. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florette | - | Trees were knocked down and blocking the road at Eva road at Latham Road. Time estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynntown | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Peach Grove (historical) | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Six Mile | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Stringer | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Pence | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| West Point | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Woodland Mills | 4.0 miles | 20 |
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 Q122597519 | 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 118449. 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.









