Kahatchee, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Sylacauga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35044. It lies near Cohabie Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Wilsonville quadrangle. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Gantts Quarry NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Wilsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South 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 Kahatchee between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,931 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 35 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-24 |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-11 |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 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 Kahatchee: 13 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Estate Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Childersburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sylacuga Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Adair & Brewer Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cliett Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mcpherson's Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kahatchee in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Flash Flood | Kahatchee | $5,000 | Six inches of water was flowing over McGowans Ferry Road near the Fayetteville community. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kahatchee | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Lay Lake Community. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kahatchee | $1,000 | Between Childersburg and Fayetteville, one tree was blown down and blocked Childersburg-Fayetteville Highway at the entrance to Flagpole Mountain Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kahatchee | - | Multiple trees uprooted and power lines downed near McGowan's Ferry and Heasletts Road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Kahatchee | - | Lay Lake Fire Department reported McGowans Ferry Road flooded and impassable near County Road 33. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharon | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Fayetteville | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Deans | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Center Hill | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cospers Bend | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Grove Park | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Minor Terrace | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Bon Air | 5.7 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Kahatchee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18392861 | 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 164208. 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.










