Gladstone, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Madison Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35773. It stands on Banyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jeff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Jeff quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jeff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Jeff quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Gladstone between 1997 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120922-001 |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gladstone in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $3,000 | Powerlines were down near the intersection of Patterson Lane and Murphy Hill road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down across the roadway at 984 Beaver Dam Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $2,000 | A large tree was knocked down onto a power line near the corner of Burwell Road and Carters Gin Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $1,000 | Trees and large limbs were knocked down along Pulaski Pike between Grimwood Road and Rigsby Circle. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $1,000 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Stardust Circle and Welcome Home Village road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $500 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Carters Gin road and Burwell road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | $200 | A grape arbor was blown over. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Gladstone | - | Penny sized hail was reported via mPING. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Gladstone | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Gladstone | - | Penny sized hail was reported via mPING. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Gladstone | - | Water over the road and rushing water in drainage ditches and creek on Carters Gin Road east of Bo Howard Road. Report and video from Social Media. |
| September 2025 | Heavy Rain | Gladstone | - | One to three inches of rain fell, leading to a report of water over the road on Pulaski Pike near Patterson Lane. 3-4 inch depth of west to east moving water. Report from Social Media. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Gladstone | - | Social media report/video of one foot of flood water on Patterson Lane in multiple locations. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | - | Power lines were knocked down at Carters Gin Road and Ginnery Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | - | A power pole was snapped near the intersection of Monroe Road and Pulaski Pike. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Gladstone | - | Fire Department reported road flooding along Carters Gin Road. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Gladstone | - | Reports of flooding along Murphy Hill Road and the Whitt Haven Subdivision. Report relayed by public and social media. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladstone | - | An 81 mph wind gust was measured by a trained spotter. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Gladstone | - | Nickel sized hail and estimated wind gusts up to 40 mph were reported by a NASA CHARM network participant. Rainfall of 1.70 inches fell in a short period of time with this storm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lebanon | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Colonial Gardens | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Five Points | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Meridianville | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Northside Acres | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Madison Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| North Daye Hill | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cedar Valley | 4.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119018. 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.









