Greenbrier, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mooresville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35756. It stands on Hardiman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Greenbrier quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1963 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Greenbrier between 1994 and 2019, burning about 299 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 97-8 |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-4 |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-27 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 97-9 |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenbrier in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Greenbrier | $40,000 | A tornado touched down along Segers Road in eastern Limestone county, snapping and uprooting numerous large trees. A tree fell on a mobile home on Hardiman Road and split it in half. Peak wind speed was estimated at 115 mph with a path width of 75 yards. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | $10,000 | A roof was torn off a barn just north of Madison Blvd. on County Line Road. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | $8,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Greenbrier | $5,000 | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds up to 70 mph touched down very briefly along Greenbrier Road north of the of the Interstate 565 interchange. The tornado uprooted several small trees and snapped several large tree limbs. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | $5,000 | Several trees were reported down on Power Road in Belle Mina. A power pole was broken by the wind in Greenbrier. Two airplanes were flipped over by the wind at the Mooresville Airport east of the city. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | $5,000 | Large trees were reported down in Greenbrier along with power outages. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on the road at this location on Segers road. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Greenbrier | - | One inch diameter hail was reported via mPING. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Greenbrier | - | Hail of 1.25 inches in diameter was reported via mPING. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Greenbrier | - | Flooding of the west-bound lanes of Old Highway 20 near Segers Road. The flooded portion of the road has been barricaded by Huntsville Police. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | - | Multiple trees down near Greenbrier restaurant. Report relayed via social media and 911 call center. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | - | A partial roof collapse of an agricultural equipment shed was reported. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbrier | - | Straight-line winds in excess of 60 MPH knocked a large tree down on top of a mobile home. The occupant escaped without injury. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Greenbrier | - | One foot of water covered Madison Blvd west of County Line Road. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Greenbrier | - | One foot of water was reported covering Madison Blvd. west of County Line road. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Greenbrier | - | Quarter size hail fell 3 miles east of Salem. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Greenbrier | - | A tornado briefly touched down along Interstate 565 and damaged a small sign and two trees along the interstate before quickly dissipating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Mina | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Salem Corner | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Parker | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Mooresville | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Oakland | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Peets Corner | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Burgreen Gin | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Sweetwater | 4.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119357. 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.










