Larkinsville, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Scottsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35768. It lies near Pinhook Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Scottsboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Scottsboro 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Larkinsville between 1996 and 2016, burning about 229 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-10 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160916-2 |
| 20 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150615-001 |
| 21 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140421-003 |
| 2 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140402-007 |
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 Larkinsville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro Mine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larkinsville in 17 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $10,000 | A few large trees was uprooted and knocked down onto a home at 11584 Alabama Highway 79. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $4,000 | Trees down on powerlines blocking the road at Allen Rd and AL Hwy 79. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $3,000 | Multiple trees were knocked down or uprooted along Highway 79 in Scottsboro. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $2,000 | At least two softwood trees were uprooted on Old Larkinsville Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,500 | A tree and power lines were reported down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of highway 79 and highway 35. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on a home and a car at 236 CR 529 in Scottsboro. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along highway 79 at CR 30 in Scottsboro. Time was estimated from radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on CR 17 near Alabama highway 35. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $1,000 | Power lines were reported down across the area. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $500 | A tree was knocked down at CR 109 and CR 30 in Scottsboro. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | $500 | One tree was knocked down onto power lines near the intersection of CR 17 and CR 23. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Larkinsville | - | A portion of County Road 17 north of Larkinsville sunk about 4 inches and a portion of County Road 189 sunk 6-8 inches. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Larkinsville | - | Reported at WWIC-Radio Station in Scottsboro. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkinsville | - | Straight-line winds from a severe thunderstorm pulled a metal roof off an old house near the intersection of County Road 529 and County Road 30. The roof blew onto a powerline, knocking it down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Larkinsville | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Larkinsville | - | A funnel cloud was reported in the Larkinsville community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lim Rock | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Wininger | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pierceton (historical) | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Letcher | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Tupelo | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Dry Cove (historical) | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Scottsboro | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Berrys (historical) | 5.0 miles | 21 |
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 Larkinsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66977690 | 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 121399. 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.









