Hopewell, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Beauregard-Marvyn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36804. The Survey maps it on the Parkers Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Parkers Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Hopewell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 918 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-14 |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-1 |
| 24 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-21 |
| 16 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 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 Hopewell: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Kiln-Gilmore Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopewell in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 3 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 | Hopewell | - | Several trees uprooted on Lee Road 136. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed on Lee Road 136. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Several trees were blown down and some were blocking the roadway. This damage occurred between CR 166 and CR 169 just east of Beauregard. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffen Mill | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Meadows Mill | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Meadows Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parkers Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Beauregard | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Whatley Cross Road | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Prince Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Spring Villa | 4.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156493. 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.






