BlockHickory, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Aliceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35442. The Survey maps it on the Cunningham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Cunningham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Hickory between 1994 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190816-8 |
| 23 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4046 SAPPS RD. - CARROLTON, AL, AL |
| 16 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140716-001 |
| 26 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20120618-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hickory: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcnath | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hickory in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Hickory | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage|associated with a tornado in Pickens County that began around|4:32 PM on March 15, 2025. The tornado began in a wooded area|north of County Road 2, then moved northeastward across Houston|Windle Road near New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. The tornado|began to intensify as it moved northeastward, reaching EF-|1 strength as it crossed Ray Bass Road where numerous snapped|trees were observed. The tornado continued to intensify, reaching|EF-2 strength with maximum winds around 115 mph as it crossed|Ebenezer Church Road. It likely maintained this strength as it|continued northeastward, crossing Highway 86 where widespread|tree damage was noted. As the tornado moved into the Bostic|community, it destroyed several chicken houses on Russell Farm|Road. One residence on Russell Farm Road sustained significant|roof damage, and one manufactured home to the north of Russell|Farm Road was lifted and displaced. Auger anchoring systems were|pulled from the ground, and the home was severely damaged.|However, the frame was largely intact. The tornado then crossed|Highway 82 on the west side of Gordo. A home sustained|substantial damage to the roof along Highway 159 near the|intersection of County Road 88. There were also numerous uprooted|and snapped trees observed around these locations. The tornado|then tracked on the north side of County Road 88, destroying|several more chicken houses before weakening as it reached Fair|Road, where another home sustained partial roof damage. The|tornado eventually lifted northeast of Zion Road near the|Tuscaloosa County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olney | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cunningham | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dillburg | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Stevens | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Beasley | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lois Spring | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Aliceville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bridgeville | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156470. 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.