Holland Gin, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35620. It stands on Magnusson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elkmont quadrangle. It stands 899 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Holland Gin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Holland Gin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holland Gin in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Holland Gin | $100,000 | This very short-lived tornado was part of the same storm that produced the tornado across the southern portion of Athens, Alabama, earlier. Damage was in less than a quarter of a mile swath between residences along either side of Hardiman Lane. Several residences sustained minor roof damage with shingles blown off. One residence sustained structural damage, as a portion of the bricks were cracked and beginning to pull away from the foundation. Several larger trees around the residences were snapped or uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to be at 70 mph at this location. ||Just north of Hardiman lane, a barn sustained roof damage as a significant portion of the metal roof had been pulled off. The tornado rapidly lifted just northeast of this damage location. |
| January 2012 | Flash Flood | Holland Gin | $10,000 | Flash flooding occurred on several roads including Bethel, Thach and McKee Roads in northeast Limestone County adjacent to northern Madison County. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holland Gin | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down along Mooresville Road southwest of Ardmore. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holland Gin | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down on Ragsdale Creek Road. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holland Gin | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Holland Gin Road near Interstate 65. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Holland Gin | - | Multiple vehicles submerged in the floodwaters between Ardmore and Elkmont. Depth of water unknown. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holland Gin | - | Tree branches were knocked down, trees split and signs blown over near the Alabama Welcome Center on I-65. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holland Gin | - | Structural damage was reported near Sweet Springs and Oak Grove Roads south of Ardmore. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Holland Gin | - | Nickel sized hail was reported on Sweet Springs road, about two miles east of Holland Gin, Alabama. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Holland Gin | - | Quarter sized hail and a wall cloud was reported near the I-65 welcome center. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Holland Gin | - | Nickel size hail was reported at Ardmore Aviation. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estaville (historical) | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Woodfin Mill | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Ardmore | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Thach | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Dale | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pettusville | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill | 3.7 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Holland Gin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18357930 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156487. 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.








