Henryville, Alabama
24 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 35976. It lies near Roden Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Mount Carmel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Mt Carmel quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Mt Carmel quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mt Carmel quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mt Carmel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Henryville between 1994 and 2018, burning about 674 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150922-002 |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | BISHOP MTN, AL |
| 7 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 1996 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henryville in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | $10,000 | Straight line winds damaged docks, roofs, and a boat at the River Bend Marina located on River Bend Circle. Part of the marina roof was removed and minor damage occurred to the boat at the marina. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down blocking the road at Bakers Chapel Road and McDonald Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | $1,000 | Broadcast media relayed a social media report of thunderstorm winds at the Guntersville sailing marina pushing boats into each other and knocking over one of the docks. Exact damages unknown. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Henryville | - | Water rising over a creek bank and an estimated 6 inches of water flowing over the road on Willow Lake Circle. Report relayed via social media. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | - | Trees were knocked down at Willow Lake and Burroughs Drive. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | - | A tree and power lines were knocked down on Bakers Chapel Road. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Henryville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down at U.S. Highway 431 at Rockstore Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henryville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down at 3740 Bakers Chapel Road. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Henryville | - | A tornado of EF-0 intensity producing peak wind speeds of 85 mph touched down new Bakers Chapel Lane, just south of Bakers Chapel Road. The most significant damage was an area of uprooted trees along Bakers Chapel Road just west of U.S. Highway 431 / State Highway 1. The tornado continued northeast and crossed State Highway 79 where a few tree tops were snapped. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Henryville | - | Nickel size hail was reported south of Grant at a boat launch located on highway 431 near the exit to Grant/Cathedral Caverns. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinedale Shores | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Playground Shores | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| North (historical) | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Claysville | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Johnson (historical) | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Buck Island Shores | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Half Acre Estates | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Columbus City | 2.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119977. 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.













