Lebanon, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Payne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35968. It stands on Horton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Portersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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
- 1946 USGS Portersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Portersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Portersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Lebanon between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,011 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-2 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-14 |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160904-1 |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-20 |
| 22 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200922-2 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-32 |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180917-9 |
| 16 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120916-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lebanon: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Portersville Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed, Red Mt. Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lebanon in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees along I-59 and U.S. Highway 11 between Fort Payne and Collinsville. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the southbound lane at CR 51 at CR 52. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Lebanon | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on Interstate 59 between Collinsville and Fort Payne, about three miles south of Fort Payne, Alabama. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | Lebanon | - | A tornadic cyclic supercell produced yet another tornado along County Road (CR) 209 where mainly branches were snapped. The tornado lifted northeast snapping additional branches before strengthening as it approached CR 52. Here, severe hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted near a farmstead. Additional trees were snapped and/or uprooted along a wide swath all along CR 88. The tornado may have weakened or even lifted very briefly as it crossed the Highway 35 intersection near Dugout Valley Road/CR 97 west-norhtwest of Fort Payne. The tornado intensified once again as it tracked norhteast, uprooting and snapping more trees. The tornado reached peak intensity with estimated winds of 115 mph and a path width of 200 yards near the intersection with Chisenhall Road. At this location, the tornado rolled and separated a mobile home from its frame, peeled roofing back from another mobile home, and snapped many trees in a forested area just northeast of the intersection. It continued to track along CR 97, but weakened significantly, causing mostly tree damage or very minor structural damage to single family homes (two homes sustained minor roof damage or broken windows just north of the Chisenhall/CR 97 intersection). The tornado narrowed significantly before lifting along CR 609 just north of the intersection with CR 27. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willstown (historical) | 0.3 miles | 22 | |
| Killian Mill | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Horton | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Collbran | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Clyde (historical) | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Portersville | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Maynard | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Peeks Corner | 3.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 150330. 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.










