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Hebron, Alabama

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Grant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35747. It stands on Little Paint Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guntersville Dam quadrangle.

Hebron within Marshall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

47 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Hebron between 1994 and 2018, burning about 878 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160926-11
15 September 2011Smoking15 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionHWY 431 S, AL
14 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 June 2002Equipment and vehicle use13 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 June 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160601-1
31 May 2016Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160531-6

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marshall County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hebron: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Diamond QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
New Hope QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Marshall County

Storms near this place

11 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hebron in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2012Flash FloodHebron$100,000Flash flooding closed the intersection of Fishtrap and Butler Mill Roads. Other roads between Grant and Woodville were closed.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHebron$75,000Numerous trees and power lines across a large part of the county were downed by thunderstorm winds. A wind gust of 52 mph was recorded at a weather station at the Emergency Management Agency office on Creek Path Road. Camper trailers and a few boats were damaged at Lakeside Campground at Claysville.
March 2008LightningHebron$75,000Lightning struck a home sparking a fire destroying the residence. Exact time and location unknown.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHebron$20,000Up to 15 trees were snapped or uprooted on Forty road near Grant. Time was estimated from radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHebron-Numerous trees were knocked down along with power lines on Shirt Tail Bend Road south of New Hope. A barn was damaged by a tree falling onto it. Time estimated by radar.
March 2017HailHebron-Quarter sized hail was reported along with a 56 mph wind gust in Hebron.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHebron-A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Flash FloodHebron-Isolated flash flooding occurred along New Hope Highway and Barnard Drive where water was flowing across the roads with a depth of one to two feet.
July 2013Funnel CloudHebron-A public report was relayed through the broadcast media of a funnel cloud viewed from Hebron, Alabama. The funnel's appearance based on a photo suggested a landspout type of funnel cloud. The condensation cloud was not observed to reach the ground, but it is unknown if a circulation was on the ground based strictly on the photo. Time is estimated by radar images of a shower or thunderstorm in this general vicinity.
April 2011HailHebron-Golfball sized hail was reported.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHebron-A large tree was blown over by thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in Marshall County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cushion0.8 miles24
Black Center2.6 miles22
Upton (historical)2.7 miles22
Lamont (historical)2.8 miles22
Cottonville3.2 miles24
Ferns Quarter (historical)3.8 miles22
Honeycomb Park3.8 miles24
Shady Acres4.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119920. 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.