Grayson, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Addison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35572. The Survey maps it on the Grayson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1936 USGS Moulton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Mt Hope quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mt Hope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Grayson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Grayson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Grayson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,313 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 117 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 | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MORELAND-E |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | PINHOOK |
| 18 September 2019 | Natural | 250 acres | National Forests in Alabama | COLLINS CAMP |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150917-002 |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | TOWER #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grayson in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 | Hail | Grayson | $3,000 | no account filed |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayson | - | Trees were downed on Cranal Rd near the Sipsey Recreation Area. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayson | - | Several trees uprooted along Cranal Road at the Sipsey River Bridge. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayson | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 6 in the Bankhead National Forest. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayson | - | A few trees were blown down in the Bankhead National Forest near Grayson. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellaville | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Moreland | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Haricon (historical) | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gray (historical) | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Inmanfield | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Blue Springs | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159693. 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.









