Hanover, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Weogufka-Marble Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35136. It stands on Ray Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hollins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Goodwater SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hollins quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Hollins quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Hanover between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,323 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 30 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150914-002 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 53, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Hanover: 9 past producers, 7 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin, Graphite, Gold, Mica, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Mine | Graphite, Mica, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| USGS MR-60 Alabama No.6 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Rockford Area D | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Rockford Area Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Rockford Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Rockford Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ceylon Graphite | Graphite | Past Producer | 1865, 1916 | |
| Diamond Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Brown Property | Graphite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Hail | Hanover | - | Golf ball size hail reported in the Hanover Community. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover | - | A large tree was uprooted, causing an automobile accident. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hanover | - | Penny size hail was reported near Hanover. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentleyville | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hatchet | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Crewsville | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Stewartville | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Olive | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Weogufka | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Bradford | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Keyno | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159713. 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.










