Jamestown, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedar Bluff-Gaylesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35973. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
332 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 332 fires within 5 miles of Jamestown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,739 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 195 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 | 195 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | STATEC0115 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | EDNA HILL 1 |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jamestown: 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Che 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Wilder Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jamestown in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Jamestown | $20,000 | The second Cherokee County tornado touched down just west of CR 15, approximatley one mile north of Jamestown, around 703 PM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about one minute, before lifting around 704 PM CDT. The total path length was 0.9 miles with a path width of 75 yards at its widest point. This tornado uprooted or snapped off numerous trees along its path. A porch of one home was completely destroyed. As this tornado crossed over CR 15, a 40 year old home had its tin roof blown off and received some structural damage, which included several windows being blown out. On this same property, three to four outbuildings were completely destroyed.Begin: 34 24.53/85 34.26 End: 34 24.44/85 33.35 |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | $5,000 | Trees were reported down near Jamestown, in the northern part of the county. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Jamestown | $4,000 | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across far northern Cherokee County. Itwas determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an F0. The tornado touched down in Dekalb County in the Little River Canyon Wildlife Management Area and crossed in Cherokee County for approximately 0.4 miles. The tornado crossed the county line near theconfluence of Hurricane Creek and Little River and ended approximately 1.2 miles west of CR 103.Several trees were snapped off or uprooted along the short path in Cherokee County. The tornadooccurred at 701 PM CDT.Begin: 34 25.26/85 36.04 End: 34 25.19/85 35.67 |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down on CR-46, near CR-15. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | $500 | One tree knocked down along county Road 15. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | - | Trees and power lines were downed in three locations in the Jamestown area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 15. One tree fell on Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and caused structural damage to the building. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 921. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinehart | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Burgess | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Blanche | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| New Moon | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Grover | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Broomtown | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Berry Springs | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Chesterfield | 4.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120814. 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.








