Huffman, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35215. It lies near Pilot Knob. The Survey maps it on the Irondale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1975 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Huffman between 1994 and 2019, burning about 299 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 618 CR 126, AL |
| 25 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2386 CR 65, AL |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 6 & CR 81, AL |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Huffman: 12 past producers, 5 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolcito Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mt Pinson Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| Alfretta Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Alfretta No 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 3 Mine | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Alfretta No. 4 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 5 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Eagle Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huffman in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Huffman | $50,000 | The tornado initially touched down approximately 3.5 miles northeast of the Birmingham airport near L.M. Smith Middle School and traveled northeast crossing Huffman Road, Center Point Parkway, Old Springville Road and Brewster Road. The tornado dissipated just south of the Grayson Valley Country Club. Numerous homes received minor roof damage with 25-50 large trees uprooted or snapped. Damage to structures was spotty mainly due to trees falling down. While most damage was limited to siding and roofing, three homes received major damage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffman | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Huffman | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Huffman | - | Several roads flooded and impassable across eastern Jefferson County along Highway 75 near Center Point. Several cars submerged near Sweeney Hollow Road and a water rescue from a home in the same area. Shadow Lake Road flooded and impassable. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffman | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Meg Drive. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Huffman | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Huffman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roebuck Park | 0.4 miles | 30 | |
| Roebuck Crest Estates | 0.5 miles | 30 | |
| Magnolia Courts | 0.6 miles | 30 | |
| Brookhurst | 0.7 miles | 30 | |
| Roebuck Gardens | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Biscayne Highlands | 1.0 miles | 30 | |
| Barnisdale Forest | 1.0 miles | 30 | |
| Nelson Heights | 1.0 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120520. 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.












