Gilmore, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the West Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35023. It lies near Drip Spring Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Gilmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gilmore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Gilmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
158 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Gilmore between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,388 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 59 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1686 OLD COOK FORD ROAD, AL |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilmore in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2016: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on Alliance Road and Taylors Ferry Road, in western Jefferson County. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Several trees uprooted along Alliance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toadvine | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Vines Mill | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Alliance | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Black Creek | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Short Creek | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Wilderness Garden | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Port Birmingham | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Hopkins | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118972. 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.








