BlockFosters Mill, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Leighton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35672. It stands on South Fork Kittikaski Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wheeler Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Wheeler Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Fosters Mill between 1994 and 2017, burning about 562 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-7 |
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-3 |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
29 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fosters Mill in 29 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $12,000 | A tree was reported down at 13155 2nd Street. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $4,000 | Winds blew portions of the roof from a barn. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $4,000 | The Nitrate Fire Department reported trees down on Lakewood View Road east of Ford City. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $2,700 | Metal roofing was torn off of a home at 285 Foster Mill Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $2,000 | A power line was knocked down at the intersection of River Road and Lakewood View Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on River road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at 201 Wheeler View Lane. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 201 Wheeler View Lane. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking the road at the intersection of Wheeler View Drive and River Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocked at the intersection of Wheeler Drive and River Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near 14145 2nd Street. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of 2nd Street and Heleena Drive. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Foster Mill road and River road. Time was adjusted from radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at 10255 River Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on CR 237. Time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of River Road and Point Road. Time was estimated from radar. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Wheeler View Drive and River Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A CoCoRaHS observer reported that multiple trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds over a couple of miles along CR 51 just off Highway 72. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $1,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at the 200 block of Wheeler View Drive. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $500 | A tree was knocked down on River Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $500 | A tree was blown down on a house. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $500 | A tree was knocked down at 10255 River Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $500 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Hawk Pride Mountain Road and Under Hill Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | $500 | A tree was knocked down onto a home. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Fosters Mill | - | Water was blocking the lanes along River Road southeast of Killen. Depth of water unknown. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | - | Trees were knocked down on Lakewood View Road and River Road. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosters Mill | - | Trees were knocked down on River Road and Point Road. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Fosters Mill | - | One inch hail was reported on Lanier Road in Madison. |
| April 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Fosters Mill | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near Lanier Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bethel | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hatton | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Section | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Underwood Crossroads | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ford City | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Virginia Shores | 7.1 miles | 18 |
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 Q122549645 | 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 156373. 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.
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.