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.
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.
West End Hills Missionary Baptist Churchlisted 2005 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1993Regional 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/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ETHERIDGE DR, AL |
| 22 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 7, AL |
| 22 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1302 MORGAN RD, AL |
| 21 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Portland Cement Company Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Birmingham Plant | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| East Thomas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shannon Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wade Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Dist. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Mines District | Iron | Past Producer | 1864, 1972 | |
| Green Spring Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ishkooda Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1863, 1969 | |
| Republic Steel/ Birmingham, Ala. | Iron | Plant |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishkooda | - | Numerous trees uprooted in the cities of Bessemer and McCalla. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Ishkooda | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishkooda | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Eastern Valley Road in the city of Bessemer. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powderly Hills | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Powderly | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Mason City | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Jones Valley | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Duncan | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Spaulding | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| Rosemont | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Germania | 1.4 miles | 26 |
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 Q122539258 | 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 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.












