Hopkins, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Concord-Rock Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35023. It stands on Bear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Concord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Adger quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yolande NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Concord quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Hopkins between 1994 and 2019, burning about 4,084 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 48 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-23 |
| 2 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150902-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopkins in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Hopkins | 1 killed | Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Depression Claudette produced widespread flooding across Jefferson County during the evening hours on June 19th and the early morning hours on June 20th. Many roads in the Birmingham metro area were flooded and impassable and several water rescues were performed from flooded vehicles. Storm total rainfall amounts were in the 3-5 inch range. Village Creek in Birmingham recorded its 4th highest stage on record at 14.22 feet. One fatality occurred when a man was washed away in flood waters near Pebble Creek Parkway and Highway 78. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Hopkins | $100,000 | Lightning struck a home in the Willow Bend Subdivision and the structure burnt to the ground. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hopkins | $5,000 | The tornado briefly touched down in the Rock Creek area near Glaze Drive and the Rock Creek Baptist Church. Damage was limited to a small grove of snapped and uprooted pine trees. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $3,000 | Several pine trees were blown down near Union Hill Baptist Church. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Taylors Ferry Road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $1,000 | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Taylor's Ferry Road and Lock 17 Road, between Sylvan Springs and Oak Grove. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Trees were downed on William Howton Rd near Sylvan Springs. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Several trees uprooted across west Jefferson County. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Hopkins | - | Flooding reported along Old Rock Creek Road and in the city of Hueytown. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Wind gust recorded at Union Hill Church on the corner of Taylors Ferry Road and Warrior River Road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Concord | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hoagtown | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Sylvan Springs | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Toadvine | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Gilmore | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cedarbrook Forest | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Ezra | 4.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144284. 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.









