Lane, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Guntersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35951. It lies near Jughandle Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Albertville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Albertville quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Albertville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Albertville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Lane between 1994 and 2019, burning about 488 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lane: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal 1b Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lane in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | $2,000 | A tree was blown down near Hustleville road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | $200 | A tree was knocked down, blocking the road on Rice Mill Chavers Road near the Asbury and Albertville area. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Lane | - | Golfball size hail was reported via pictures sent in to social media accounts. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | Multiple trees were knocked down on Rice Mill-Shavers Road and Hustleville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minorville (historical) | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Alder Springs | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Hide Away Acres | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Morrow Acres | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Rayburn | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Rabbit Town | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Gregory (historical) | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Wyeth City | 2.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121369. 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.












