Hines, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35634. It stands on Storey Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blackburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1914 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Blackburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Blackburn quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
226 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Hines between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,224 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 119 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 | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | MILES SLEDGE FIRE |
| 29 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20800COUNTY ROAD 8, AL |
| 23 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 8756 COUNTY RD 61, AL |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190915-6 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hines: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lull Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Stults Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hines in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | $2,000 | Power lines were reported down at this location on CR 8. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down near the intersection of County Roads 61 and 300. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down at the intersection of CR 8 and Goose Shoals Lane. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | $500 | A power line was knocked down at 28420 CR 8. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | $500 | A tree was blown down along CR 8 near the railroad tracks. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | - | Multiple trees were knocked down on CR 61. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hines | - | A mobile home in the Green Hill community on CR 94 had the roof partially peeled back. Trees were snapped also in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster (historical) | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Zip City | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Keys Chapel (historical) | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Blackburn | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wilson | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pruitton | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mecca (historical) | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Arnot (historical) | 4.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156479. 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.








