BlockGrassy, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rogersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35648. It stands on Corn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lexington quadrangle. It stands 787 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Grassy between 1996 and 2020, burning about 594 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FORK OF THE ROAD |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160902-3 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grassy in 15 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $1,000,000 | A barn roof was blow off and a shed damaged northwest of Anderson on County Road 510. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $4,000 | Trees were reported down near county road 49 and highway 64. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $2,000 | Up to four trees were knocked down blocking the road on CR 502. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down both lanes near the intersection of County Road 115 and County Road 506. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $1,000 | The 911 call center was reported a tree down blocking west bound traffic at highway 64 and CR 501. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking one lane where highway 64 was intersected by CR 500 and CR 501. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | One tree was knocked down onto CR 49. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | A tree was knocked down on CR 89 at the Tennessee state line. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | A power line was down along County Road 89. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 134 in Grassy. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $200 | A tree was knocked down on CR 508 south of the state line in Lexington. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 797 CR 503. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 1800 CR 502 in Anderson. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Grassy | - | A National Weather Service and Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency damage assessment team surveyed damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado near Anderson. Peak winds were estimated at 97 mph. The main damage indicators for this assessment were from uprooted or snapped trees and minor structural damage, mainly to roofs. The tornado touched down off County Road (CR) 49, near the West Fork of Anderson Creek and tracked east-northeast along Highway 64. Along Highway 64, between CR 508 and CR 93, numerous trees were uprooted with a couple of snapped trees that fell on at least one home. Near CR 508, one home sustained roof damage with greater than 20% loss of roofing materials. Additionally, a small garage was completely destroyed when the garage door caved in. The tornado began tracking more northeast as it passed CR 93. More trees were uprooted and sporadic limb damage was noted through CR 207 as the tornado lifted. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Grassy | - | Heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches pushed Anderson Creek out of its banks and across several roads. This lead to many road closures. Roads that were closed included: CR 96, CR 534, and CR 156. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Anderson | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lexington | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bethel (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Corum (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sugar (historical) | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Westmoreland (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| New Georgia (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Grassy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058461 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156430. 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.