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Georgetown, Alabama

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35616. It stands on Colbert Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherokee quadrangle.

Georgetown within Colbert County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Georgetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 893 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 42 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/incendiarism42
Debris and open burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use11
Natural2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarism35 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use5.3 acresNatchez Trace ParkwayCHUCKWAGON COMPLEX
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarism15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1997Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission4685 COUNTY ROAD 189, AL
16 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160916-1
10 September 2002Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colbert County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Georgetown: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Colbert County

Storms near this place

6 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Georgetown in 6 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2022Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$12,000Trees and powerlines were reported down near the Colbert Ferry Boat Ramp.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$1,000A tree was knocked down on Natchez Trace Parkway near the Lauderdale county line over the TN River.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$1,000A tree was reported down at the intersection of Moody Lane and Cross Lane.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$200A tree was knocked down at 1931 Mulberry Lane. Time estimated by radar.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$200A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds at Mile Post 323 on Natchez Trace Parkway. Time estimated by radar.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGeorgetown$200A tree was knocked down at 2235 Mulberry Lane. Time estimated by radar.

Every storm recorded in Colbert County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mhoontown1.0 miles19
Doubleheads Village (historical)1.1 miles19
Lane Springs1.8 miles19
Newport (historical)4.4 miles19
Ingleton (historical)4.9 miles19
Cherokee5.6 miles19
Chisca5.9 miles19
Walker (historical)6.4 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156401. 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.