Harmon, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35042. It stands on Charley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pearson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Cottondale quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Cottondale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Pearson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Pearson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
131 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Harmon between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,802 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 53 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | EOLINE, AL |
| 3 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 82 CENTREVILLE, AL |
| 27 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-9 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 413 acres | National Forests in Alabama | OK 745 |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130917-002 |
| 16 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Harmon: 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan and Lewis Manganese Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 1 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 3 | Manganese | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmon in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Harmon | $5,000 | The tornado that touched down in Tuscaloosa County moved eastward into Bibb County, eventually lifting just north of Eoline. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down on Serty Boyd Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | - | NWS Birmingham conducted a storm survey in areas such as Coaling, Vance, Woodstock, West Blocton, Green Pond, Helena, Pelham, and Alabaster. This survey was to assess a large area of reported wind damage associated with a severe thunderstorm bowing segment evident on KBMX RADAR. Observed damage along this path mainly consisted of uprooted or snapped trees, and fallen large tree limbs. Fallen timber caused damage to homes, vehicles, and power lines. Widespread power outages occurred as a result. Wind damage throughout this path was consistent with straight-line winds, or winds that were not tornadic.||Gusts of 60-70 mph were evident along a path approximately 10 miles wide and 80 miles long, and some higher intensity timber damage in the Coaling, Vance, West Blocton, Helena, and Alabaster areas suggest wind gusts up to 75 mph. The damage pattern across this path was divergent, and higher intensity damage areas exhibited divergent microburst characteristics. There was no sign of debris lofting on the damage survey, and no signs of rotation or lofted tornado debris after a thorough analysis of KBMX RADAR data. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Harmon | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in western Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. This tornado originated in Greene County, crossed through northern Hale County,|southeast Tuscaloosa County, and into western Bibb County. The tornado dissipated shortly after entering Bibb County, and damage consisted of some large broken tree branches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hope | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Egypt (historical) | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Stewart Settlement | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Eoline | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Scottsville | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Vernontown | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Moffat | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159720. 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.








