Grassy, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Arab census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35016. It stands on Hamby Branch. The Survey maps it on the Arab quadrangle. It stands 1,030 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Arab quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Arab quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Arab quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Arab quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Grassy between 1994 and 2017, burning about 569 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-13 |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160902-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Grassy: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Langford Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grassy in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Grassy | 1 killed | Flash flood fatality occurred on Friendship Road. A woman's vehicle was swept away in the flood waters and her body was found the next morning. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down onto the road along Thompson Falls Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | A tree was knocked down across Tower Drive near Lowery Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | A tree was knocked down. The time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Shoal Creek Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy | $200 | A tree was knocked down across Lookout Drive. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Grassy | - | Flash flooding occurred at this location, with several inches of swift water running over the road. Depth estimated at 6 to 8 inches. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Grassy | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of Apollo Road near Atlas Lane. |
| February 2009 | Flash Flood | Grassy | - | Flash flooding was reported on Apollo Road near the Grassy community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scant City | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Friendship | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Neighbors Mill | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Union Grove | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| North Arab | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Eddy | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Meadowood | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Arab | 4.0 miles | 24 |
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 Q22058464 | 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 119249. 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.













