Garnsey, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Piper-Coleanor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35035. It stands on Daley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Halfmile Shoals 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Blocton NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Halfmile Shoals quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
296 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Garnsey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,868 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 177 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 | 177 |
| Debris and open burning | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200906-2 |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | 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 Garnsey: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fancher Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garnsey in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Garnsey | $9,000 | A tornado initially touched down in northeastern Bibb County and tracked northeast into western Shelby County. The tornado lifted near the community of Pea Ridge. The tornado touched down south of Marvel along CR 65 and moved northeast, where it caused tree damage consistent with an EF1 rating and winds of 105 mph. The tornado moved into Shelby County near CR 54. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Cane Creek (historical) | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Seymour | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Eddings Town | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Garnsey Number 2 | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Belle Ellen | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Masena | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Nash Town (historical) | 2.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118845. 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.









