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Ishkooda, Alabama

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35211. It stands on Nabors Branch. The Survey maps it on the Birmingham South quadrangle.

Ishkooda within Jefferson County

On record in Ishkooda

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Ishkooda between 1993 and 2016, burning about 642 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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/incendiarism28
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 September 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionETHERIDGE DR, AL
22 August 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 7, AL
22 August 2000Arson/incendiarism40 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 July 1996Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 June 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission1302 MORGAN RD, AL
21 June 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Ishkooda: 23 past producers, 5 plants, 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alpha Portland Cement Company PlantStonePlant
Birmingham PlantVermiculitePast Producer
East Thomas Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shannon PitClayProducer
Wade Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Birmingham Red Ore Dist.IronProducer
Birmingham Red Ore Mines DistrictIronPast Producer1864, 1972
Green Spring MineIronPast Producer
Ishkooda MinesIronPast Producer1863, 1969
Republic Steel/ Birmingham, Ala.IronPlant

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

4 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ishkooda in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Thunderstorm WindIshkooda-Numerous trees uprooted in the cities of Bessemer and McCalla.
July 2017Flash FloodIshkooda-Several reports of flooding across south Jefferson County. Locations include the cities of Pelham, Bessemer, Hoover. Rainfall reports were in the 4-6 inch range for this event.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIshkooda-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Eastern Valley Road in the city of Bessemer.
April 2014Tornado (EF2)Ishkooda-The tornado touched down near Academy Drive and Southgate Lane in Bessemer and traveled to the northeast, snapping and uprooting dozens of trees along its path. In addition, dozens of homes sustained damage from downed trees. The tornado intensified with winds of 120 mph as it neared the Frank House Municipal Golf Course where the clubhouse was destroyed. The tornado continued on its northeast path, crossing the golf course, snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees. Several homes and an apartment complex sustained significant roof damage around Memorial Drive. The tornado continued to the northeast as it paralleled 4th Avenue North. The tornado took a slight turn to the east as it crossed Alabama Highway 150, causing minor damage to a home and small restaurant. Hundreds of trees were uprooted through Bessemer, before the tornado lifted near the intersection of Dartmouth Avenue and 31st Street South.

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Powderly Hills0.4 miles26
Powderly0.8 miles26
Mason City0.8 miles26
Jones Valley1.0 miles24
Duncan1.1 miles24
Spaulding1.2 miles26
Rosemont1.3 miles24
Germania1.4 miles26

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.

Wikidata item Q122539258The 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 157990. 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.