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Glencoe, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35905. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe quadrangle.

Glencoe within Etowah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

97 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Glencoe between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,040 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 36 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/incendiarism36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Debris and open burning22
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1

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 2019Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190909-3
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1997Recreation and ceremony25 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Etowah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Glencoe: 13 past producers, 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
C B Allen AreaGraphitePast Producer1865, 1917
Anniston, Fort Payne, Ashville, Ala.Kaolin, AluminumOccurrenceBauxite, Kaolin
Ne Alabama Bauxite-KaolinKaolin, AluminumOccurrenceBauxite
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Whorton Bend PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Grady NortonManganesePast Producer1917
Norton DepositManganesePast ProducerSurface
Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis GapIron, ManganesePast ProducerHematite
Giles Myric & A. CampbellBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
John T Hagen ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Etowah County

Storms near this place

19 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glencoe in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGlencoe2 hurt, $25,000Numerous trees were knocked down across the county, some on homes and businesses. One tree fell onto a mobile home resulting in two minor injuries.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindGlencoe$10,000Trees were reported down along Air Depot Road and College Street in Glencoe. One tree fell on a house.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindGlencoe$4,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Glencoe. One vehicle received a few flat tires after being struck by lightning during the same storm.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindGlencoe$3,000One large tree and several power lines were blown down near Cherry Lane, in Glencoe.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGlencoe-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Glencoe. Partial roof damage to Glencoe Middle School.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGlencoe-Several trees uprooted in Glencoe.
June 2022HailGlencoe-Ping Pong ball size hail reported northeast of Glencoe.
December 2021Tornado (EF0)Glencoe-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Etowah County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. A tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of Lonesome Bend Road and Baldwin Street and produced minor roof damage at Glencoe Middle School. The tornado tracked northeast across Lonesome Bend Road, snapping a few trees and causing shingle damage along Stone Street. The tornado uprooted some softwood trees, peeled back the roof of a barn, and shifted a travel trailer just west of Pineview Avenue. After crossing Pineview Avenue, a small shed was destroyed and some minor roof damage was observed to a home before dissipating.
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Glencoe-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Etowah County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph. This tornado began near Taylor Road where a large tree was uprooted and light trim damage was done to a house. Damage intensity rapidly increased as the tornado crossed Rabbittown Road. One residence had significant damage done to its roof and an exterior wall, along with broken windows. A car was also picked up/shifted. A second residence, which appeared to have very little/no anchoring, was greatly shifted from its foundation with heavy roof damage and broken windows. Across the street, a third residence had significant roof and wall damage, along with broken windows. The pattern of fallen trees in this vicinity indicated a cyclonic wind pattern, helping to confirm tornadic winds despite the storm`s presentation on radar.||The tornado continued northeastward, knocking down additional trees as it crossed Highway 278. Several outbuildings were destroyed and tossed downwind at a residence located along Tidmore Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Coosa River and caused light roof damage to a dock as well as knocked down some trees before dissipating just before Alford Bend Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindGlencoe-Several trees uprooted in the city of Glencoe.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindGlencoe-Several trees uprooted on Davis Street in the the city of Glencoe.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGlencoe-Several trees uprooted near the town of Glencoe.
August 2005HailGlencoe-Nickel size hail was reported in the city of Glencoe.
March 2000HailGlencoe-Dime size hail fell in the Glencoe area.
April 1998HailGlencoe-Dime size hail was reported in Glencoe.
March 2017HailGlencoe-no account filed
June 2008HailGlencoe-no account filed
August 2008HailGlencoe-no account filed
June 2006HailGlencoe-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Etowah 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
Nisbit (historical)0.3 miles18
Keysburg1.1 miles18
Rock Spring1.8 miles18
Burns Park1.9 miles18
Pine Grove2.2 miles18
Masingale (historical)2.2 miles18
Smiths Crossroads2.7 miles18
Colvin2.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119032. 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.